Estudio de las Interacciones Ácido Húmico-Metales Pesados y Determinación de sus Constantes de Estabilidad por Electroforesis Capilar

Abstract

The capillary electrophoresis technique associated with the SQUAD computer program has been used to study the interaction between humic acid and heavy metals (Cu2+, Pb2+, Hg2+, Co2+, Cd2+). Such interaction causes a shift in the migration time of metals depending on the concentration of humic acid. From this information the effective electrophoretic mobility was determined and then introduced to the SQUAD program to calculate the equilibrium constants considering a 1:1 stoichiometry. The affinity of humic acid to the metals decreases in the following order: Cu2+>Pb2+>Hg2+> Co2+>Cd2+. The respective equilibrium constants (log β1) are: 3.48±0.33, 3.62±0.24, 3.18±0.19, 2.96±0.20 and 2.58±0.33. This tendency is consistent with the Pearson HSAB theory and with other data published in the literature.