DESORPTION OF PHOSPHATE FROM GOETHITE

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Summary: The reversibility of the adsorption of phosphate on goethite was measured by diluting suspensions of goethite on which phosphate was adsorbed with large volumes of phosphate‐free solution at the same ionic strength. The effect on the reversibility of various adsorption and desorption conditions was studied, particularly pH, temperature, ionic strength and time of reaction.The apparent irreversibility of the adsorption reaction seems to be due to a slow adsorption reaction of part of the phosphate after a very rapid initial adsorption, with a similar behaviour when the phosphate is desorbed. When the total adsorption plus desorption time is long enough, both adsorption and desorption points tend to lie on a single curve which corresponds to the isotherm calculated according to the Stern double‐layer theory.