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Adsorption of citric acid from dilute aqueous solutions by hydroxyapatite
Enrique D Vega1, Griselda E Narda, Ferdinando H Ferretti
1Química Inorgánica, Area de Química General e Inorgánica "Dr. Gabino F. Puelles," Facultad de Quí;mica, Bioquímica y Farmacia, Universidad Nacional de San Luis, Chacabuco 917, 5700, San Luis, Argentina. evega@unsl.edu.ar
Abstract:
The role of citric acid in the demineralization of dental enamel, which is mainly constituted by hydroxyapatite, is important for periodontal regeneration and in the conditioning of enamel or dentin for bonding restorative resins. The adsorption of citric acid from aqueous solutions onto synthetic hydroxyapatite at 278, 288, 298, and 308 K and pH 4.8 has been studied by means of UV spectroscopy. The adsorption reaction, which takes place by an interaction between phosphate groups and citrate anions at the solid-solution interface, yields an adsorbate-adsorbent complex of high stability. The adsorption isotherms fit the Langmuirian shape. The proposed adsorption model, where citrate species interact in a bidentate manner (one citrate ion links two phosphate sites), is coherent with the experimental data. The activation standard heat and activation standard entropy were calculated. All the thermodynamic and kinetic parameters were in concordance with the adsorption reaction proposed in this work.
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