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Copper complexation by tannic acid in aqueous solution.

Peter Kraal·Boris Jansen·Klaas G J Nierop·Jacobus M Verstraten
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The speciation of titrated copper in a dissolved tannic acid (TA) solution with an initial concentration of 4 mmol organic carbon (OC)/l was investigated in a nine-step titration experiment (Cu/OC molar ratio=0.0030-0.0567). We differentiated between soluble and insoluble Cu species by 0.45 microm filtration. Measurements with a copper ion selective electrode (ISE) and diffusive gradients in thin films (DGT) were conducted to quantify unbound Cu(II) cations ("free" Cu) and labile soluble Cu complexes. For the DGT measurements, we used an APA hydrogel and a Chelex 100 chelating resin (Na form). Insoluble organic Cu complexes (>0.45 microm) was the dominant Cu species for Cu/OC=0.0030-0.0567 with a maximum fraction of 0.96 of total Cu. At Cu/OC>0.0100, Cu-catalysed degradation of aggregate structures resulted in a strong increase of free Cu and (labile) soluble Cu complexes with a maximum fraction of 0.28 and 0.32 of total Cu, respectively. Labile (i.e. DGT-detectable) soluble Cu complexes had a relatively high averaged diffusion coefficient (D) in the APA hydrogel (3.50 x 10(-6)- 5.58 x 10(-6)cm(2)s(-1)).

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Peter Kraal, Boris Jansen, Klaas G J Nierop, Jacobus M Verstraten. 2006-07-11. Copper complexation by tannic acid in aqueous solution.. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2006.05.058

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