Effect of low molecular weight organic acids on Pb2+ adsorption and desorption by constant charge soil colloids

The isothermal curves of Pb2+ adsorption-desorption by soil colloids followed Freundlich and Langmuir equation. The adsorption constant Ka showed the trend of old manured loessal soil > yellow loessal soil > dark cultivated loessal soil > yellow cinamon soil, which was consistent with surface charge density sigma 0, an indicator of the strength of Pb2+ adsorption by each soil colloid. Low molecular-weight organic acids (LMWOAs) made Pb2+ adsorbed amount decreased and adsorption affinity increased, and the effect of citric acid was larger than that of oxalic acid. The constant Kd of residual Pb2+ adsorption after desorption showed the trend of old manured loessal soil > yellow cinamon soil > dark cultivated loessal soil > yellow loessal soil, which reflected the adsorption strength of residual Pb2+ after desorption, and was related to the contents of organic matter and free ferric oxide. The isothermal curves of Pb2+ desorption from soil colloids were obvious higher than those of Pb2+ adsorption. In NaNO3 and