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Adsorption, desorption and extractability of Zn in some Algerian soils under orange cultivation
Author(s) -
Dixit S. P.,
Dogar M. A.
Publication year - 1980
Publication title -
zeitschrift für pflanzenernährung und bodenkunde
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.644
H-Index - 87
eISSN - 1522-2624
pISSN - 0044-3263
DOI - 10.1002/jpln.19801430610
Subject(s) - adsorption , desorption , chemistry , soil water , cation exchange capacity , orange (colour) , ion , langmuir equation , ion exchange , langmuir , metal , inorganic chemistry , analytical chemistry (journal) , environmental chemistry , soil science , organic chemistry , geology , food science
The Zn adsorption/desorption in some Algerian soils, which are under orange cultivation, was studied and the results obtained were analyzed using Langmuir equation. The maximum amount of Zn adsorbed, in majority of cases, varies between 60 and 80 % of the cation exchange capacity. As regards sequential desorption, the EDTA desorbed about 80 %of the Zn adsorbed, whereas, the desorption through 1 N KCI averaged about 15 % only. The adsorption maximum (Sm) and desorption maximum (Rm) correlate significantly with various soils properties, like clay content, cation exchange capacity and pH. The calculation of distribution coefficient (Kd) and adsorption density of Zn (r) indicates that the metal above 2.5 · 10 ions/m2 is adsorbed through ion exchange, whereas below this value, the ion is most possibly adsorbed due to specific adsorption mechanisms.