Abstract
The interactions between three metals (Cu2+, Fe3+, and Al3+) and dissolved organic matter (DOM) from the effluent of the secondary sedimentation tank of wastewater treatment plant were investigated using three-dimensional excitation-emission matrix (EEM) fluorescence quenching coupled with self-weighted alternating trilinear decomposition (SWATLD) analysis. Two main components in the DOM were identified by the EEM analysis: proteins at E x /E m (230-235/345-350) nm and humic-like substances at E x /E m (340-350/425-430) nm. The conditional stability constant (log K c) was calculated to evaluate the metal complexing properties of DOM by Ryan-Weber model. The two components in DOM were strong ligands for the three metals based on the conditional stability constants, with an order of Cu2+ > Al3+ > Fe3+. Results indicated that the DOM played an important role in the environmental behavior of metals.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Functions of Natural Organic Matter in Changing Environment |
| Publisher | Springer Netherlands |
| Pages | 949-952 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Volume | 9789400756342 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9789400756342 |
| ISBN (Print) | 940075633X, 9789400756335 |
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| State | Published - 1 Aug 2013 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Dissolved organic matter (DOM)
- Excitation-emission matrix (EEM) fluorescence spectroscopy
- Metal binding
- Self-weighted alternating trilinear decomposition (SWATLD)