Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, Vol.187, No.2, 381-387, 1997
Investigation of the Electrical Double-Layer in a Metal Oxide/Monovalent Electrolyte Solution System
Adsorption of the monovalent cations Cs+ and Na+ from mixed solutions of NaCl and CsCl at the TiO2 (anatase)/water interface was studied. Higher adsorption of Cs+ than Na+ was observed from solutions of similar electrolyte concentration. The surface ionization and complexation constants of surface hydroxyl groups were determined using potentiometric titration data, Results for the adsorption of Cs+ and Na+ from mixed electrolyte solutions showed that these ions adsorb at different distances from the metal oxide surface.
Keywords:OXIDE-WATER INTERFACE;SURFACE-IONIZATION;ELECTROSTATIC MODELS;ZIRCONIUM DIOXIDE;TIO2 ANATASE;ADSORPTION;CHARGE;COMPLEXATION;IONS