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Reaction of Orthophosphate with a Sandy Soil at Constant Supersaturation
Author(s) -
Riemsdijk W. H.,
Hann F. A. M.
Publication year - 1981
Publication title -
soil science society of america journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.836
H-Index - 168
eISSN - 1435-0661
pISSN - 0361-5995
DOI - 10.2136/sssaj1981.03615995004500020007x
Subject(s) - supersaturation , sorption , reaction rate constant , chemistry , metal , constant (computer programming) , phosphate , soil water , reaction rate , inorganic chemistry , mineralogy , environmental chemistry , soil science , kinetics , geology , catalysis , adsorption , organic chemistry , physics , computer science , programming language , quantum mechanics
Phosphate ( P ) sorption experiments with an acid sandy soil at constant supersaturation with respect to metal phosphates are described. This constant supersaturation was obtained primarily by the phosphato‐stat ( c P ‐stat) technique, which enables accurate measurement of a reaction rate at constant supersaturation. The reaction rate is found to decrease with the amount sorbed, S , according to d S /d t = k 1 exp (− k 2 S ). This is ascribed to the formation of coatings of metal phosphates on the metal oxides present in the soil. The reaction rate is also dependent on the accompanying cation (Na, K). The above mentioned rate equation is also applicable to systems that already contain P at the start of the measurements, implying that it can be used for the prediction of the long‐term sorption capacity of similar agricultural soils.