土壤有机质对汞在棕壤中吸附-解吸行为的影响

对去除有机质前后汞(Ⅱ)在棕壤中吸附—解吸行为进行了分析。结果表明,有机质对棕壤汞的吸附贡献很大。去除有机质后,棕壤对汞(Ⅱ)的吸附率由95.62%~93.18%下降到62.8%~56.70%,解吸率则由2.39%~7.47%提高到2.65%~11.23%。Freundlich方程,Langmuir方程,Henry模型以及Temkin方程均能较好地描述去除有机质前后棕壤对汞的等温吸附过程。动力学方程拟合结果表明,棕壤去除有机质后,对汞(Ⅱ)的吸附—解吸速率均降低,其中Elovich方程和双常数方程拟合效果最优,均达到极显著相关关系(R0.708)。     

纳米Fe_3O_4负载酸改性炭对水体中Pb~(2+)、Cd~(2+)的吸附

为探讨纳米Fe_3O_4负载联合硝酸改性椰壳炭对Pb~(2+)、Cd~(2+)单一及复合溶液的吸附特性,通过静态吸附实验,针对吸附剂的表面特性、投加量、溶液初始pH、吸附时间、重金属初始浓度等影响因素进行了探讨,应用等温吸附模型及吸附动力学模型对吸附特性进行了研究。结果表明,纳米Fe_3O_4负载酸改性炭比表面积较未改性椰壳炭增加了221.03 m~2·g~(-1),表面含氧官能团如O-H、C=O、C-O-C增加,芳香性增强,等电点提高至5.68。从经济效率角度考虑5 g·L~(-1)为合理吸附剂用量,pH为5.0时,吸附效果最好,吸附在4 h达到平衡。准二级动力学模型对吸附的拟合度更高,吸附主要是化学吸附,吸附由快速外扩散和颗粒内扩散共同作用,Pb~(2+)、Cd~(2+)的吸附分别更符合Langmuir和Freundlich等温吸附模型。纳米Fe_3O_4负载酸改性椰壳炭对Pb~(2+)、Cd~(2+)的最大吸附量(Qm)分别达42.54 mg·g~(-1)和25.79 mg·g~(-1),为未改性椰壳炭的1.87倍和2.23倍,复合溶液中Pb~(2+)、Cd~(2+)的Qm分别为单一溶液的65.16%和54.21%,这揭示了离子共存条件下的吸附竞争现象。研究表明,纳米Fe_3O_4负载联合硝酸改性提高了椰壳炭对Pb~(2+)、Cd~(2+)的吸附能力,且Pb~(2+)的吸附性能及吸附竞争性优于Cd~(2+)。     

不同类型土壤对汞和砷的吸附解吸特征研究

为了探明不同类型土壤对重金属汞和砷吸附、解吸的影响,以性质差异显著的红壤、黑土和潮土为供试土壤,采用批量平衡法,研究了Hg(Ⅱ)和As(Ⅴ)在不同土壤中的吸附-解吸行为。结果表明:(1)Freundlich方程和Langmuir方程均能较好地拟合这3种土壤对Hg(Ⅱ)和As(Ⅴ)的吸附,其中Hg(Ⅱ)的最大吸附量分别为451.33、1699.46和1635.21mg/kg,大小顺序为黑土>潮土>红壤,相关系数(R2)在0.8533～0.9911之间;As(Ⅴ)的最大吸附量分别为818.44、561.87和112.77mg/kg,大小顺序为:红壤>黑土>潮土,相关系数(R2)在0.9223～0.9949之间;而线性方程则不能较好地拟合这3种土壤对Hg(Ⅱ)和As(Ⅴ)的等温吸附。(2)Hg(Ⅱ)和As(Ⅴ)的解吸量随Hg(Ⅱ)和As(Ⅴ)吸附量的增加而增加,两者之间呈显著或极显著的线性正相关,Hg(Ⅱ)的相关系数(R2)分别为0.8668**、0.8971**、0.9969**,As(Ⅴ)的相关系数(R2)分别为0.9987**、0.9964**、0.9858**。研究结果对于探明土壤中汞和砷的环境行为具有重要意义。     

纳米Fe^0／Fe_3O_4复合体系对溶液中PCB77的降解研究

研究了纳米Fe^0与纳米Fe_3O_4。单一与复合体系对溶液中PCB77的降解动力学,以及影响降解效率的不同因素。结果表明,投加纳米Fe^0对PCB77有显著的降解效果,反应240min后PCB77残留率为8．94％;投加纳米Feo同时配以不同比例的纳米Fe_3O_4。能明显影响PCB77的降解速率,纳米Fe^0／Fe_3O_4投加比例为1：0．1、1：0．2和1：1时,PCB77的残留率分别为6．46％、10．23％和38．20％。溶液pH对纳米FFe^0／Fe_3O_4复合体系降解PCB77具有较大的影响,当溶液pH为6．8时,纳米Fe^0／Fe_3O_4复合体系降解PCB77的效果最好。纳米Fe^0／Fe_3O_4复合体系对PCB77的降解是一个还原脱氯的过程,随着PCB77残留率的减小,氯离子浓度不断增大,同时反应体系中氧化还原电位不断降低。研究结果将为环境中残留PCBs提供一种高效去除方法,并为PCBs污染水体和土壤的修复提供理论依据。     

Fe2O3-TiO2/UV/O3+PSAF协同处理猪场废水效果及其除碳脱氮机制

为实现低碳高氨氮猪场废水深度除碳脱氮,该研究提出了 Fe_2O_3-TiO_2/UV/O_3+PSAF组合处理工艺技术。应用响应面法确立了组合工艺的最优工况条件,采用三维荧光和紫外-可见吸收光谱分析了有机物的荧光和分子结构变化特征,并结合碳、氮形态变化探明了其协同处理特性及除碳脱氮机制。结果表明,Fe_2O_3-TiO_2投加量为1.06 g/L、O_3流量为3.02 g/h、曝气时间为90.75 min、聚硅酸铝铁(PSAF)用量为833.29 mg/L,COD及NH_(3-)N去除效果最好,试验值与预测值偏差0.75%和0.56%,拟合性良好;组合工艺对猪场废水中的溶解性微生物代谢产物和类腐殖质处理效果显著,溶解性有机碳和总溶解性氮去除率分别达77.7%和82.6%,协同因子分别为1.11和1.50。其中,Fe_2O_(3-)TiO_2/UV/O_3对类腐殖质削减效果显著,O_3和·OH协同氧化类腐殖质、NH_3-N为小分子物质、NO_3~--N和N_2 (N_2转化率达39.71%),提高了富氧官能团的数量,促进了氮素的转化和矿化,利于PSAF对小分子物质和NO_3~--N等污染物的去除,组合工艺协同互补作用明显。研究结果为深度处理低碳高氨氮有机废水提供一种新思路。     

添加H2O2改性和HNO3/H2SO4改性生物质炭对一种酸性水稻土吸附Cd (Ⅱ)的影响

选择稻草、玉米秸秆和油菜秸秆作为制备生物质炭的原料，分别用H2O2和HNO3/H2SO4对生物质炭进行改性处理，以未改性的生物质炭和HCl处理的生物质炭作为对照。按土重3%的比例向采自安徽郎溪的酸性水稻土中添加上述生物质炭，在经历一个干湿交替周期后，进行Cd(Ⅱ)吸附/解吸实验，研究添加生物质炭对水稻土吸附Cd(Ⅱ)的影响及其机制。结果表明，两种改性方法均有效增加了生物质炭表面的质子结合位点数，且HNO3/H2SO4改性对生物质炭表面羧基官能团的扩增效果更显著。官能团的增加使得添加了HNO3/H2SO4改性生物质炭的水稻土对Cd(Ⅱ)的专性吸附能力显著增强。因此，添加HNO3/H2SO4改性生物质炭可以作为酸性水稻土吸附固定重金属Cd的一种新型方法。     

超顺磁微纳米MFH功能材料对铅污染土壤的修复研究

为有效、快速、廉价地修复废水和土壤铅污染,研究了一种重金属铅修复去除材料(超顺磁微纳米Fe₃O₄@Ca₁₀(PO₄)₆(OH)₂功能材料,MFH)的投加量、Pb²⁺初始浓度、吸附时间、pH、离子强度以及有机质浓度等因素对废水、污染土壤中Pb²⁺的修复效果。结果表明,MFH对溶液中的Pb²⁺的吸附满足准二级动力学模型,在10 min左右达到吸附平衡,最大吸附量181.6mg·g^-1;在pH2.00～5.00范围内Pb²⁺去除率随溶液pH的增加而下降;溶液中离子强度增大会抑制MFH对Pb²⁺的去除率,而溶液中有机质含量增加则能有效提高MFH对Pb²⁺的去除率。MFH对农田和工业园区铅污染土壤均有较好的去除效果,添加重金属活化剂EDTA能明显提高MFH对土壤中铅的去除效果,其中对轻度铅污染的农田土壤中铅总量去除...     

PRB修复垃圾渗滤液污染地下水过程中NH4+ 的变化规律

实验模拟地下水修复,以被垃圾渗滤液污染地下水为研究对象,分别用沸石、无烟煤、陶粒、活性炭、炉渣、钢渣、粉煤灰、零价铁作为填充材料,设计6种可渗透反应墙（PRB）,分别为反应器1、2、3、4、5和6。分3个试验阶段对PRB技术修复污染地下水中NH4+ 变化规律进行实验模拟研究,分析了反应器NH4+ 变化原因并探讨了NH4+ 变化机理。实验结果表明：NH4+ 去除率普遍较低,含沸石反应器脱氮效果最好,也仅为49.8%,部分反应器甚至出现负值;水解酸化作用,产生一定量NH4+ 和有机酸,造成反应器出水pH值降低和填充材料NH4+ 相对去除率偏低。PRB技术治理渗滤液污染地下水具有一定可行性,但技术有待继续深入研究。     

土壤矿物对汞的吸持特性研究

吸附热力学与动力学试验研究结果表明 ,5种土壤矿物对Hg的吸附容量与吸附强度均表现为MnO2 >Fe2 O3 >膨润土 >高岭土 >CaCO3 。MnO2 对Hg吸附容量大且固持能力强 ,CaCO3 则与之相反。各土壤矿物结合汞的形态分布特征表明各土壤矿物结合汞在不同环境的稳定性及相应数量比例。挥发试验结果表明各土壤矿物结合汞的环境活性 (挥发活性 )大小受土壤矿物对Hg吸附容量与吸附强度制约 ,并与矿物结合汞的形态分布特征相关 ,水溶交换态和酸溶态比例越高则土壤矿物结合汞挥发活性越强 ,碱溶态和残渣态比例越高则土壤矿物结合汞挥发活性相应越弱     

基于文献计量分析的地下水中氨氮污染去除研究

为研究三十年来地下水中氨氮污染去除的研究热点与发展趋势，本文利用CiteSpace和VOSviewer文献可视化软件，分析了Web of Science数据库和CNKI数据库中已发表地下水中氨氮去除相关文献的发文数量、发文国家及机构、发文作者、载文期刊、关键词和共被引情况。结果表明：2000年之后，地下水氨氮污染去除研究的发文数量不断增长，中美两国在该领域的发文更多、联系更为紧密，近年来在相关政策的推动下，我国在该领域的研究成果明显增多；中国地质大学是发文量最多的机构。目前研究热点集中在材料吸附、厌氧氨氧化、硝化作用等去除方式，研究对象较多关注浅层含水层、潜流带的地下水，未来应更加强新型吸附材料筛选及微生物脱氮等技术的研发，同时注重评估修复技术的绿色可持续。     

Arsenate and Arsenite Sorption on Magnetite: Relations to Groundwater Arsenic Treatment Using Zerovalent Iron and Natural Attenuation

Magnetite (Fe₃O₄) is a zerovalent iron corrosion product; it is also formed in natural soil and sediment. Sorption of arsenate (As(V)) and arsenite (As(III)) on magnetite is an important process of arsenic removal from groundwater using zerovalent iron-based permeable reactive barrier (PRB) technology and natural attenuation. We tested eight magnetite samples (one from Phoenix Environmental Ltd, one from Cerac, Inc. and six from Connelly-GPM, Inc.) that contained from 79 to 100% magnetite. The magnetites were reacted in the absence of light with either As(V) or As(III) in 0.01 M NaCl at 23°C at equilibrium pH 2.5–11.5 for 24 h. As(V) sorption showed a continuous drop with increasing pH from 2.5 to 11.5; whereas, As(III) sorption exhibited maxima from pH 7 to 9. Equal amounts of As(V) and As(III) were sorbed at pH 5.6–6.8. Higher amounts of As(III) were sorbed by the magnetites than As(V) at pH values greater than 6.8. The solution speciation test did not show any chemical reduction of As(V) in any magnetite suspension, which is consistent with the X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS) study of a Connelly-GPM magnetite (CC-1048) suspension. Conversely, XPS results show that the As(III) is partially oxidized in the magnetite (CC-1048) suspension. This is also consistent with the batch test results that also show more oxidation occurring at alkaline pH. Complete oxidation of As(III) occurred in a synthetic birnessite (δ-MnO₂) suspension after 24 h of reaction. The minute impurities of Mn (possibly as an oxide form) in the magnetite samples may have been responsible for As(III) oxidation. In addition, the structural Fe(III) in magnetite and hydroxyl radicals in solution could also serve as oxidants for As(III) oxidation. The conversion of As(III) to As(V) in the magnetite suspensions would be beneficial in a remediation scheme for As removal, since As(V) is considered less toxic than As(III). Information from the present study can help predict the sorption behavior and fate of arsenic species in engineered PRB systems and natural environments.     

生物成因施氏矿物去除模拟地下水中As(Ⅲ) 的研究：柱实验

To assess the feasibility of biogenic schwertmannite to act as a sorbent for removing arsenite from groundwater, a series of biogenic schwertmannite-packed column adsorption experiments were conducted on simulated As(III)-containing groundwater. Empty bed contact time (EBCT), As(III) concentration in effluent, and the removal efficiency of As(III) through the column were investigated at pH 8.0 and temperature 25 ± 0.5 °C. The results showed that the breakthrough curves were mainly dependent on EBCT values when the influent As(III) concentration was 500 μg L^-1 and the optimum EBCT was 4.0 min. When the effluent As(III) concentration reached 10 and 50 μg L^-1, the breakthrough volume for the schwertmannite adsorption columns were 4 200 and 5 600 bed volume (BV), with As(III) adsorption capacity of 2.1 and 2.8 mg g^-1, respectively. Biogenic schwertmannite could be regenerated by 1.0 mol L^-1 NaOH solution, and more than 80% of As(III) adsorbed on the surface of schwertmannite could be released after 3 successive regenerations. The breakthrough volume for the regenerated schwertmannite-packed column still maintained 4 000--4 200 BV when the As(III) concentration in effluent was below 10 μg L^-1. Compared with other sorbents for As(III) removal, the biogenic schwertmannite-packed column had a higher breakthrough volume and a much higher adsorption capacity, implying that biogenic schwertmannite was a highly efficient and potential sorbent to purify As(III)-contaminated groundwater.     

Natural soil colloids To retard simazine and 2,4-D leaching in soil

Natural or synthetic sorbents for pesticides can be used to reduce contamination of soils and natural waters. The sorption of simazine and 2,4-D on montmorillonite minerals has been studied and their potential use to retard pesticide leaching in soil evaluated. Simazine and 2,4-D did not sorb on high-layer charge montmorillonite, whereas sorption on the lower layer charge montmorillonite SWy varied depending on the saturating cation. Simazine sorption increased in the order Ca(2+)SWy < K(+)SWy < Fe(3+)SWy. Simazine molecules sorb on hydrophobic microsites of the montmorillonite. Once protonated, further sorption through cation exchange takes place in the interlamellar space of the montmorillonite, as corroborated by X-ray diffraction and FT-IR studies. 2,4-D does not sorb on K(+)SWy or Ca(2+)SWy, but does sorb on Fe(3+)SWy, because the acidic character of this sorbent allows the molecular form of 2, 4-D to sorb by hydrogen bonding and/or by hydrophobic interactions. Leaching experiments in hand-packed soil columns indicate that simazine and 2,4-D application as a complex with FeSWy renders later breakthrough and lower maximum concentration peaks, and the total herbicide leached is lower than when applied as the pure analytical grade compound. These results suggest the possible use of natural soil colloids as sorbents for herbicides such as simazine and 2,4-D to retard pesticide leaching in soil, thus reducing their ground water contamination potential.     

SORPTION OF INORGANIC PHOSPHATE BY IRON- AND ALUMINIUM- CONTAINING COMPONENTS

The amounts of inorganic P sorbed by a range of Fe- and Al- containing components varied appreciably and decreased in the order allophane > fresh Al gel > Fe gel pseudoboehmite > aged Al gel > dried Fe gel > Fe-coated kaolinite > haematite > goethite > akaganeite > gibbsite = ground kaolinite > dispersed kaolinite. Al gel sorbed 30 to 70 times more P than gibbsite, and Fe gel sorbed approximately 10 times more P than its crystalline analogues (haematite, goethite. and akaganeite). Despite large differences in the extent of P sorption, the form of the isotherm was essentially the same for each sorbent. The ability of freshly-prepared Al gel suspensions to sorb P decreased with ageing, a property not shown by Fe gel. Drying of Fe gel at 80°C, however, caused an approximately 4-fold decrease in P sorption. Precipitation of Fe gel (2% Fe) on the surface of kaolinite increased P sorption by a factor of 10. The occurrence of Fe gel as a coating apparently presents more sorption sites to solution per unit weight of Fe gel than Fe gel alone. A linear relationship (r= 0.98) was obtained between the amount OH^? sorbed per unit increase in pH value (‘hydroxyl buffering’) and the overall P sorption maximum for each sorbent. Hydroxyl buffering provided a better index of P sorption potential than specific surface area. Except for the crystalline Fe sorbents, isotherms obtained by plotting fractional sorption saturation against final solution P concentration for the sorbents were essentially coincident with those for several contrasting soils. For crystalline Fe components a lower relative amount of weaker sorption, as opposed to chemisorption, of the overall sorption maximum was obtained. Differences in the extent of P sorption. however, appear to be primarily related to the number of functional M-OH groups presented at the solid-solution interface.     

TIME-DEPENDENT SORPTION OF PHOSPHATE BY SOILS AND HYDROUS FERRIC OXIDES

The sorption of inorganic phosphate (P) by soils and hydrous ferric oxides was studied at times up to 192h. An initially rapid decrease in solution P concentration was followed by a much slower decrease between 48 and 192h with soils, Fe gel. and natural goethite, whereas synthetic goethite gave a well-defined equilibrium condition after only 48h. Resolution of the sorption isotherms showed that the increase in P sorption with time involved an appreciable shift of P from a more-physically sorbed form to a chemisorbed form. This was supported by chemical fractionation which showed that NaOH-extractable P was fairly constant with increasing sorption time, whereas the additional sorbed P was extracted by citrate-dithionite-bicarbonate from soils, and by HC1 from Fe gel and natural goethite. These sorbents contained short-range (amorphous) material, whereas synthetic goethite, from which all sorbed P was NaOH –extractable. did not. It is proposed that the time-dependent sorption of P and the associated shift of P to chemisorbed forms, involves the diffusion of P into “structurally porous”, short-range order material.     

Cosorption of phenanthrene and mercury(II) from aqueous solution by soybean stalk-based biochar

Soybean [Glycine max (L.) Merr.] stalk-based biochar was prepared using oxygen-limited pyrolysis. We evaluated phenanthrene (PHE) and Hg(II) sorption, from single and binary component solutions, onto prepared biochar. We found that the prepared biochar efficiently removed PHE and Hg(II) from aqueous solutions. The isotherms for PHE and Hg(II) sorption could be described using linear and Tóth models, respectively, both with high regression coefficients (R(2) > 0.995). When PHE and Hg(II) coexisted in an aqueous solution, we observed direct competitive sorption, each one suppressing another. Our results provide insight into the recycling of agricultural residues, and also a new application for removal of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and heavy metals from contaminated water utilizing biochar from agricultural residue.     

Retention of cobalt by an oxisol in relation to the content of iron and manganese oxides

Abstract

The study aims at determining the cobalt retention properties of various soil components. Therefore, cobalt (Co) sorptions and extractions were carried out using an Oxisol sample before (untreated) and after successive removal of organic matter and active manganese (Mn) oxides (H₂O₂‐treated) and iron (Fe) oxides (H₂O₂+CBD‐treated). A synthetic goethite was included for comparison. Sorption of the four sorbents was determined over a range of Co concentrations (initially 10^‐8 M to 10^‐4 M), pH values (3 to 8) and reaction times (2 hours to 504 hours). The Co species sorbed was Co(ll), since oxygen exclusion during sorption had no effect on the amount sorbed. The pH‐dependent sorption curve (sorption edge) was shifted to lower pH at decreasing initial Co concentration and increasing reaction time. The displacements, in particular of the sorption edges corresponding to the lowest initial Co concentrations, to successively higher pH following removal of Mn oxides, organic matter and Fe oxides could be attributed to sorption onto sites of decreasing Co affinity [Mn oxides (and organic matter) > Fe oxides > kaolinite]. Extractions of sorbed Co at pH 5.5–7.5 with 2 M HCI showed that the extractability decreased with increasing sorption time and decreasing initial Co concentration. The untreated and H₂O₂‐treated soil samples retained sorbed Co at least as firmly as the synthetic goethite, whereas the H₂O₂+CBD‐treated sample (kaolinite) was clearly less effective. The results emphasized the importance of the soil Mn and Fe oxides for Co retention in soils but also the necessity of taken interior sorption sites into consideration.     

Dissolved organic matter sorption on sub soils and minerals studied by 13C-NMR and DRIFT spectroscopy

Sorption on the mineral matrix is an important process restricting the movement of dissolved organic matter (DOM) in soils. In this study, we aimed to identify the chemical structures responsible for the retention of DOM by sorption experiments with total DOM and acidic humic substances (AHS), containing humic and fulvic acids, on soil samples and minerals (goethite, ferrihydrite, and amorphous Al(OH)₃). The AHS remaining in solution after sorption were studied by ¹³C nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) analysis, and total DOM and AHS for bed on the surfaces of minerals by diffuse reflectance Fourier-transform infrared (DRIFT) spectroscopy. The soil samples were taken from strongly sorbing Bw horizons of two Inceptisols rich in pedogenetic Fe (29 and 35 g kg ^?1) and containing little C (7 and 22 g kg^?1). The ¹³C-NMR spectra showed that sorption causes a preferential removal of aromatic and carboxyl C from the solution, whereas alkyl-C accumulates in the solution. No change was observed for O-alkyl C. The DRIFT spectra of sorbed total DOM and AHS showed a relative increase of the band intensity of carboxyl groups compared to DOM in the initial solution, confirming the importance of those groups for the sorption to mineral surfaces. The spectra also indicated reactions of carboxyl groups with metals at the mineral surfaces. The extent to which the carboxyl groups are bound depended on the surface coverage with DOM and the type of mineral.     

Sorption of As(V) Species from Aqueous Systems

Arsenic is of increasing environmental concern due to risk to plants, animal and human health. In aqueous systems arsenic is dominated by the As^V oxyanions H₂AsO₄ ^- and HAsO₄ ^2- under oxidizing conditions. The possibility to remove arsenic from aqueous solutions, using sorption processes, was studied with both inorganic and organic-based sorbents. Both of tested inorganic sorbents, calcined synthetic hydrotalcite and calcined natural boehmite, were acceptable for removal of As^V compounds from aqueous systems at laboratory temperature (20 °C) and neutral pH due to their crystal structure changes. They were able to remove more than 70% of As^V compounds from aqueous solution at low sorbent-solution ratios (1 g L^-1 and 2.6 g L^-1, respectively) and relatively high concentration of AsO₄ ^3- ions in the initial solution (about 2.10^-3 mol L^-1). Humic acid-type sorbents (i.e. pure humic acid and oxihumolite) efficiences remined low even at increased sorbent-solutionratios (about 20 g L^-1) and significantly lower concentrations of As in the initial solution. At higher pH values (about 9), the sorption process slightly improved due to solubility of humic substances in alkaline solutions. The sorption increment did not exceed 50% of the initial As content. These results were confirmed by infrared spectroscopy. Both the original calcined and the sorbed inorganic sorbent samples show significant As-O vibrations, while in spectra of original and sorbed oxihumolite no significant As-O vibrations were observed, due to negligible content of sorbed As compounts.     

Dissolved organic matter sorption by mineral constituents of subsoil clay fractions

The retention of dissolved organic matter in soils is mainly attributed to interactions with the clay fraction. Yet, it is unclear to which extent certain clay‐sized soil constituents contribute to the sorption of dissolved organic matter. In order to identify the mineral constituents controlling the sorption of dissolved organic matter, we carried out experiments on bulk samples and differently pretreated clay‐size separates (untreated, organic matter oxidation with H₂O₂, and organic matter oxidation with H₂O₂ + extraction of Al and Fe oxides) from subsoil horizons of four Inceptisols and one Alfisol. The untreated clay separates of the subsoils sorbed 85 to 95% of the dissolved organic matter the whole soil sorbed. The sorption of the clay fraction increased when indigenous organic matter was oxidized by H₂O₂. Subsequent extraction of Al and Fe oxides/hydroxides caused a sharp decrease of the sorption of dissolved organic matter. This indicated that these oxides/hydroxides in the clay fraction were the main sorbents of dissolved organic matter of the investigated soils. Moreover, the coverage of these sorbents with organic matter reduced the amount of binding sites available for further sorption. The non‐expandable layer silicates, which dominated the investigated clay fractions, exhibited a weak sorption of dissolved organic matter. Whole soils and untreated clay fractions favored the sorption of ”︁hydrophobic” dissolved organic matter. The removal of oxides/hydroxides reduced the sorption of the lignin‐derived ”︁hydrophobic” dissolved organic matter onto the remaining layer silicates stronger than that of ”︁hydrophilic” dissolved organic matter.