The effects of pH, Cl-, and humic acid (HA) on sonolytic desorption of Hg(II) from aluminum oxide were examined. Results showed that Hg(II) desorption was achieved by lowering the pH from 7.0 to 4.0. Ultrasound enhanced Hg(II) release at short times compared to both hydrodynamic mixing and that expected on the basis of the pH-dependent Hg(II) adsorption curve. However, prolonged sonication led to decreases in Hg(II) desorption due to occlusion by aluminum hydroxide precipitation induced by ultrasound. The presence of Cl- greatly improved Hg(II) desorption at pH 4.0 due to the formation of stable nonadsorbing HgCl2(0) complexes at low pH, reducing free Hg(II) ion in solution. However, Cl- did not affect Hg(ll) desorption at pH 8.0, where Hg(OH)2(0) is the dominant Hg species rather than HgCl2(0). Hg(ll) desorption from HA-laden Al2O3 was dominated by HA. The greater the desorption of HA, the greater the desorption of Hg(II). Ultrasound enhanced the initial Hg(II) release by facilitating HA desorption. However, decreases in Hg(II) desorption were observed over longer sonication times due to the sonochemically induced reassociation of desorbed HA back onto Al2O3. Information obtained in this study provides insight into understanding sonolytic release of Hg from Hg-contaminated particles and sediments.
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