Abstract
The adsorption of several different organic polyelectrolytes from aqueous solution by activated carbon was characterized. Polyelectrolytes included humic acids extracted from peat and soil, polymaleic acid, a synthetic polymer identified as a fulvic acid surrogate, and natural organic matter in Huron River (Ann Arbor, MI) water. Isotherms of individual ultrafiltration size fractions confirmed that smaller molecular size components adsorb to a greater extent on an adsorbent mass basis. The molecular weight distributions of organic polyelectrolytes remaining in solution after equilibration with various amounts of activated carbon were measured with high-performance size-exclusion chromatography (HPSEC). A comparison of molecular weight distributions demonstrated conclusively that small molecular size components are adsorbed preferentially; i.e., adsorptive fractionation on the basis of molecular size occurs. This behavior was observed for each of the wide variety of samples studied, suggesting that it may b...
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