零盐分效应点: 与巴西São Paulo州典型土壤的粘土矿物结构之间的关系

The point of zero salt effect （PZSE） is the soil pH value at which the magnitude of the variable surface charges is not changed due to variations in the ionic concentration of the soil solution. This property influences not only electrochemical phenomena occurring at the solid-solution interface but also the flocculation degree of the soil particles. In this study we investigated the relationships between the clay mineralogy and the PZSE values of representative soils of the Sāo Paulo State, Brazil. The results confirmed the usefulness of the difference between the soil pH values measured in 1 mol L^-1 KCl （pHKCl） and in water （pHH2O） （2 pHKCl-pHH2O） for estimating the PZSE of tropical soils, except for the ones rich in exchangeable Al; furthermore, the ApH index （pHKC1 - pHH2O） was highly correlated with the difference between the PZSE and pHH2O values, reiterating the △pH utility for estimating both the signal and the magnitude of the net surface charge of tropical soils. Finally, correlation and multiple regression analyses showed that the PZSE value of weathered non-allophanic tropical soils tends to increase and to equal the soil pH due to the weathering-induced kaolinite destabilization and concomitant Fe- and Al-oxide accumulation.     

Ion Transport Dynamics in Acid Variable Charge Subsoils

This is a mini-review of the research work conducted by the authors with the objective of studying ion transport in variable charge subsoils collected from different areas around the world. An attempt is made in these studies to relate the unique behavior manifested during ionic transport in these subsoils with their mineralogical, physical and chemical properties, which are markedly different from those in soils from temperate regions. The variable charge subsoils have a relatively high salt sorption capacity and anion exchange capacity (AEC) that retards anions downward movement. The AEC correlates closely with the anion retardation coefficients. Ca²⁺ applied with gypsum in topsoil may be transported to the subsoil and may improve the subsoil chemical properties. These results may help in developing appropriate management strategies under a range of mineralogical, physical, and chemical conditions.     

Clay migration in upland soils of Malaysia

Clay movement was studied in a large number of well-drained soils from Peninsular Malaysia, with a kaolinite mineralogy and an udic or perudic moisture regime. Dispersion in subsoils was found to be related to the net charge on the clay, while in topsoils it was virtually independent of charge or weathering status, and all but one topsoil dispersed well. Accumulation of the dispersed clay is thought to be mainly through flocculation, and as such accounts for the absence of clay coatings in many subsoil horizons. A number of criteria are proposed to distinguish between highly weathered Ultisols and Oxisols, in an effort to improve on the currently used inconclusive properties, such as fine clay to total clay ratio.     

水溶性有机碳在各种粘土底土中的吸附：土壤性质的影响

Clay-rich subsoils are added to sandy soils to improve crop yield and increase organic carbon (C) sequestration; however, little is known about the influence of clay subsoil properties on organic C sorption and desorption. Batch sorption experiments were conducted with nine clay subsoils with a range of properties. The clay subsoils were shaken for 16 h at 4 ^oC with water-extractable organic C (WEOC, 1 224 g C L^-1) from mature wheat residue at a soil to extract ratio of 1:10. After removal of the supernatant, the residual pellet was shaken with deionised water to determine organic C desorption. The WEOC sorption was positively correlated with smectite and illite contents, cation exchange capacity (CEC) and total organic C, but negatively correlated with kaolinite content. Desorption of WEOC expressed as a percentage of WEOC sorbed was negatively correlated with smectite and illite contents, CEC, total and exchangeable calcium (Ca) concentrations and clay content, but positively correlated with kaolinite content. The relative importance of these properties varied among soil types. The soils with a high WEOC sorption capacity had medium CEC and their dominant clay minerals were smectite and illite. In contrast, kaolinite was the dominant clay mineral in the soils with a low WEOC sorption capacity and low-to-medium CEC. However, most soils had properties which could increase WEOC sorption as well as those that could decrease WEOC sorption. The relative importance of properties increasing or decreasing WEOC sorption varied with soils. The soils with high desorption had a low total Ca concentration, low-to-medium CEC and low clay content, whereas the soils with low desorption were characterised by medium-to-high CEC and smectite and illite were the dominant clay minerals. We conclude that WEOC sorption and desorption depend not on a single property but rather a combination of several properties of the subsoils in this study.     

Ionic strength effects on surface charge and adsorption of phosphate and sulphate by soils

Two surface soils (Patua and Tokomaru) of contrasting mineralogy were incubated with several levels of either CaCO₃ or HC1. The effects of ionic strength on pH, on surface charge, and on the adsorption of phosphate and sulphate were measured in three concentrations of NaCl. The pH at which the net surface charge was zero (point of net zero charge—PZC) was 1.8 for the Tokomaru soil and 4.6 for the Patua soil: differences that can be related to mineralogical composition. There was an analogous point of zero salt effect (PZSE) that occurred at pH 2.8 for the Tokomaru soil and at 4.6 for the Patua soil. The presence of permanent negative charge in the Tokomaru soil resulted in an increase in PZSE over PZC. The effect of ionic strength on adsorption varied greatly between phosphate and sulphate. For phosphate, there was a characteristic pH above which increasing ionic strength increased adsorption and below which the reverse occurred. This pH (PZSE for adsorption) was higher than the PZC of the soil and was 4.1 for the Tokomaru soil and 5.3 for the Patua soil. In contrast, increasing ionic strength always decreased sulphate adsorption and the adsorption curves obtained in solutions of different ionic strengths converged above pH 7.0. If increasing ionic strength decreases adsorption, the potential in the plane of adsorption must be positive. Also, if increasing ionic strength increases adsorption, the potential must be negative. This suggests that, depending upon pH, phosphate is adsorbed when the potential in the plane of adsorption is either positive or negative, whereas sulphate is absorbed only when the potential is positive.     

Comparison of the surface chemical properties of four soils derived from Quaternary red earth as related to soil evolution

The surface chemical properties of soil samples i.e., surface charge and zeta potential, and the mineralogy of soil clay fraction were investigated with reference to soil weathering extent for four different soils derived from Quaternary red earth using the ion adsorption method, a micro-electrophoresis method and the X-ray diffraction analysis. Results indicated that all these soil samples contained kaolinite and gibbsite. The Ultisols from Guizhou, Hunan and Jiangxi possessed the 2:1 type clay minerals of mica and vermiculite. Hematite and magnetite were found in the Ultisols from Guangxi, Hunan and Jiangxi. Goethite was found in the Ultisols from Jiangxi, Hunan and Guizhou. The positive surface charge for these soils decreased with the order: the Ultisol from Guangxi ≅ the Ultisol from Guizhou > the Ultisols from Hunan and Jiangxi from south to north when pH < 5.0. This is consistent with the content of free Fe/Al oxides present in these soils. On the other hand, the value of negative surface charge on the Ultisol from Guangxi was found much lower than the other soils perhaps because of the intensive weathering of the soil. Both permanent and variable negative charges for the former were also lower than the latter, whereas the point of zero salt effect (PZSE) for the former was greater than that of the latter. The variability of soil negative surface charge followed the order: the Ultisol from Guangxi > the Ultisol from Guizhou > the Ultisol from Jiangxi ≅ the Ultisol from Hunan. The zeta potential and isoelectric point (IEP) of soil colloids and soil net surface charge followed the same order: the Ultisol from Guangxi > the Ultisol from Guizhou > the Ultisols from Hunan and Jiangxi. A good correlation between zeta potential and net surface charge of these soils was observed. Therefore, the magnitudes of the PZSE, IEP and zeta potential of these soils were in agreement with the weathering extent of the soils and can be employed as reference criteria for classification and evolution of soils.     

Role of organic matter and sesquioxides on variable charge of three soils from Galicia,Spain

Abstract

The charge properties of three soils developed on granulite and serpentinite were investigated. These soils contain large amounts of organic matter, free iron oxide, and clay, and are therefore a good medium for measuring the interactions between those components. Cation‐ and anion‐exchange capacities (CEC and AEC) were measured in percolation experiments with and without ammonium acetate buffer pretreatment, using various electrolyte concentrations. The measurements were repeated after removal of sesquioxides and/or organic matter. In addition, potentiometric titrations were carried out to determine the ‘point of zero salt effect’ of each sample. Untreated samples showed a mutual blocking of positive charge on sesquioxides and negative charge on organic matter, leading to decreased CEC and negligible AEC values. Because the AEC is fully blocked, the natural soils do not have a ‘point of zero net charge’ (PZNC), and the apparent ‘points of zero salt effect’ (PZSE) obtained in potentiometric batch titrations are artifacts. Positive charge appeared only after the removal of organic matter. Percolation with acetate buffer strongly increased the measured CEC in samples containing organic complexes. After removal of organic matter, a slight buffer effect remained. This is attributed to the release of sesquioxides from organic complexes and clay surfaces by preferent binding to the acetate anion.     

Origin of the effect of ph on the saturated hydraulic conductivity of non‐sodic soils

Abstract

The effect of pH on the saturated hydraulic conductivity (K) of repacked columns of two non‐sodic soils (Healaugh and Fagaga soils) was examined. The K value was greater for the Fagaga soil than for the Healaugh soil which is attributed to the difference in the amount of free iron oxides between the soils. The K values reached a maximum when the pH was close to the point of zero net charge (PZNC) (3.7 and 4.8 for the Healaugh and the Fagaga soil, respectively) and decreased on either side of these pH values. The effect of pH on K was related to its effect on surface charge. As the pH of variable‐charge soils approaches the PZNC, the net surface charge decreases resulting in flocculation and maintenance of a high K. Conversely, as the pH deviates from the PZNC, the net surface charge increases, resulting in dispersion and a decrease in K. There was a negative relationship between the amount of dispersed clay and the K values, suggesting that clay dispersion and the resulting clogging of pores decreases K in these soils.     

SANDSTONE-DERIVED SOILS OF A CATENA AT IPERU, NIGERIA

Chemical and mineralogical properties of five soil profiles of a catena in Iperu, Western State of Nigeria, are reported. The pH values of the subsoils are extremely acid. Acidity decreases with improved drainage in the subsoils (pH 4.0–5.8). The cation exchange capacity (C.E.C.) of the soils range from 3.0 to 16.2 me/100g of soil. The silt: silt+clay ratio, calcium: magnesium ratio and Fe₂O₃:Al₂O₃ ratio are used as weathering indices. The low values of the silt: silt + clay index indicate that the soils must have undergone advanced weathering. The magnitude of the Ca: Mg ratio indicates that more calcium than magnesium is available in the soils. The values for sodium and potassium are extremely low. More iron than aluminium was extracted from the soils by the dithionite-citrate method. Kaolinite is the most abundant clay mineral. Halloysite, interstratified clay materials, vermiculite, quartz, and mica are present in considerable amounts. The silt fraction in which quartz is the most abundant mineral, also contain some kaolinite and mica.     

Ion Transport Dynamics in Acid Variable Charge Subsoils

This is a mini-review of the research work conducted by the authors with the objective of studying ion transport in variable charge subsoils collected from different areas around the world. An attempt is made in these studies to relate the unique behavior manifested during ionic transport in these subsoils with their mineralogical, physical and chemical properties, which are markedly different from those in soils from temperate regions. The variable charge subsoils have a relatively high salt sorption capacity and anion exchange capacity (AEC) that retards anions downward movement. The AEC correlates closely with the anion retardation coefficients. Ca²⁺ applied with gypsum in topsoil may be transported to the subsoil and may improve the subsoil chemical properties. These results may help in developing appropriate management strategies under a range of mineralogical, physical, and chemical conditions.     

Charge Properties and Clay Mineral Composition of Tianbao Mountains Soils

The clay mineral association,oxides of clay fraction and surface charge properties of 7 soils,which are developed from granite,located at different altitudesof the Tianbao Mountains were studied.Results indicate that with the increase in altitude,1) the weathering process and desilicification of soil clay minerals became weaker,whereas the leaching depotassication and the formation process of hydroxy-aluminum interlayer got stronger;2)the contents of amorphous and complex aluminum and iron,and the activity of aluminum and iron oxides for soil clay fraction increased;and 3) the amount of variable negarive charge,anion exchange capacity and the values of PZC and PZNC also increased.The activity of aluminum and iron oxides,the accumulation of aluminum,and surface charge characteristics and their relation to clay oxides of the vertical zone soils were observed and recorded.     

Physicochemical properties of the soils associated with shifting cultivation in Northern Thailand with special reference to factors determining soil fertility

Abstract

Recently agricultural activity in the mountainous area of northern Thailand has increased and problems relating to soil fertility have arisen. In order to gain basic information about the soil properties associated with shifting cultivation, physicochemical properties of the surface soils (0–10 cm) and subsoils (30–40 cm) were investigated in selected villages in the area. The physicochemical properties of the soils studied are summarized as follows: 1) The soils were rich in organic matter, content of which ranged from 11.4 to 63.3 g C kg^?1 in the surface soil. 2) The pH(H₂O) of the soils mostly ranged from 5 to 7 and soil acidity was more pronounced in the deeper horizons. In the surface soils, exchangeable Ca and Mg were generally dominant, whereas exchangeable Al was often predominant in the subsoils. 3) Most of the soils showed a medium to fine texture with more than 30% clay. The clay mineral composition was characterized by various degrees of mixture of kaolin minerals and clay mica with, in some cases, a certain amount of 2:1-2:1:1 intergrades. 4) According to the ion adsorption curves, most of the B horizon soils were characterized by the predominance of permanent negative charges. On the other hand, organic matter contributed to the increase of variable negative charges in the surface soils. The content of organic matter and the percentage of the clay fraction were essential for determining the CEC of the soils of the surface 10 and 30–40 cm depths, respectively. Under the field conditions, the composition of exchangeable cations largely reflected the soil acidity. In addition, the content of organic matter also showed a significant correlation with that of available N in the surface soils. Thus, soil acidity both in the surface soils and subsoils, organic matter content in the surface soils, and clay content in the subsoils were considered to be the main factors that affected soil chemical fertility in the area.     

THE MINERALOGY OF THE CLAY FRACTION FROM BASALTIC SOILS IN THE GALILEE, ISRAEL

The mineralogy of the clay fraction from basaltic soils in the Galilee, Israel, has been studied by X-ray and differential thermal analysis techniques, supplemented by electron-micrographs and chemical determinations. The mineralogical composition of the clay was greatly influenced by the amount of rainfall. In SE Galilee, where rainfall is 400–550 mm/annum, the dominant clay mineral is montmorillonite, with kaolinite as the second most important component. With increasing rainfall the amount of montmorillonite in the clay falls, and the amount of amorphous oxides of Fe and Al increases. In N and NE Galilee, rainfall is 550–700 mm/annum and the major part of the clay is composed of kaolinite or halloysite, quartz, and amorphous oxides of Fe and Al. The decrease in the amount of montmorillonite with increasing rainfall is explained by decomposition to kaolinite and amorphous oxides.     

Effect of lake acidification on the adsorption of phosphorus by sediments

The retention properties of acidic and non-acidic lake sediments were determined in order to assess the effects of lake acidification on the immobilization of P from solution by sediments. The adsorption of P by solids was described by the Langmuir model which was used to determine the sorption parameters, e.g. sorption maxima and equilibrium constant of adsorption. The pH of solution and the chemical and mineralogical characteristics of sediments affect mainly the magnitude of adsorption maxima. The binding strength of the adsorbed complex is similar for all the investigated sediments (Δ=?25.3 to ?28.5 kJ mol^?1) and it is affected little by variation in pH or by chemical and mineralogical composition of sediments. The results indicate that the magnitude of P removal is determined more by sediment chemistry and mineralogy (amorphous Al/Fe oxy-hydroxides, carbonate content) than by pH of the water.     

中国东南部某些水稻土的矿物学

Limited information is available concerning the mineralogy of paddy soils in the southeastern China. Using chemical methods in conjunction with X-ray diffractometry, we studied the mineral composition of three paddy soils: Jinghua (paddy soil on Quaternary red clay), Fuyang (Hapl-percogenic loamy paddy soil), and Shaoxing (gleyic clayey paddy soil). All the soils contained quartz, mica, vermiculite, chlorite and kaolinite, and the distribution of these minerals varied with soil particle size fractions. The clay fraction of the Fuyang and Shaoxing soils also contained smectite. Although X-ray data did not show the presence of smectite in the Jinghua soil, this mineral was identified by the chemical method, suggesting a transitional property of the mineral in the soil. Hydroxy-Al interlayered minerals were also present in the clay fraction. The amount of smectite in the soils was 31.6 (Shaoxing), 16.5 (Fuyang), and 21.4 (Jinghua) g kg^-1; for vermiculite it was 33.3 (Shaoxing), 16.5 (Fuyang), and 8.5 (Jinghua) g kg^-1. Smectite was only found in the clay fraction. In contrast, amounts of vermiculite in soil particle size fractions were 3.0~11.4 (sand), 2.1~6.0 (coarse silt), 4.6~18.9 (medium silt), 0.9~40.0 (fine silt), and 17.0~108 (clay) g kg^-1. The amount of noncrystalline aluminosilicates in the soils in g kg^-1 decreased in the order: Shaoxing (2.4) > Jinghua (1.9) > Fuyang (1.7). This study has provided useful mineralogical information that is fundamental in future development of management strategies of the soils.     

MINERALOGY AND RADIOISOTOPE RETENTION PROPERTIES OF A CHRONOSEQUENCE OF SOILS DEVELOPED IN BASALTS OF VICTORIA, AUSTRALIA

The mineralogical composition and retention properties for radioisotopes (²⁰Sr and ¹³⁷Cs) of soils developed in five basalt flows of age varying from 6000 years to about four million years occurring in western Victoria were investigated. The trend of mineral weathering has been almost exclusively to amorphous material, kaolinite-plus-halloysite, and chlorite, the more soluble products of weathering having been removed. The most significant changes in clay mineralogical composition with time are the progressive decrease in the Si0₂/Al₂O₃ molar ratio of the amorphous material in the clay fraction of the surface horizons, from an initial value of approximately 4 to values of approximately 2, and the progressive increase in the amount of kaolinite-plus-halloysite, both in the topsoil and at depth, with age of the basalt flow. The amount of kaolinite plus halloysite increases from approximately 20 per cent of the clay of soil developed in the basalt flow 6000 years old to approximately 50 per cent of that of soil in basalt about four million years old. Evidence for the presence of halloysite was obtained by electron microscopy studies. The amorphous material and chlorite contents, each of which constitutes between 20 and 50 per cent of the clay fractions, decrease concurrently with the increase in kaolinite-plushalloysite content. Fixation of Sr by whole soil samples was controlled by the organic matter and free iron oxide contents rather than by the mineralogy of the samples. A high proportion of the added Cs was sorbed by whole soil samples. Much of the sorbed Cs was not readily replaced by CaCl, washings but was replaced in part by subsequent washing with NaCl of pH 5.3 and almost entirely by subsequent NH₄Cl washings. Much of the Sr and Cs deposited on these soils by rainfall and dry fall-out would be sorbed; the ease of replacement suggests that these elements would be available for further movement through the food chain.     

Soil clay mineralogies in relation to fertility management: Effect of soil clay mineral compositions on potassium fixation under conditions of wetland rice culture

Abstract

To evaluate the impact of soil clay mineralogy on the utilization efficiency of potassium fertilizers by rice, potassium fixation studies were made on fourteen soil clays having a range of mineralogical compositions. Soil clay with monomineralic beidellite fixed the highest proportion (76%) of the added potash, followed by clays containing either dominant or major vermiculite (51–66%). Fixation was significantly less severe (<35%) in vermiculitic clays containing hydrous mica. All the clays with mineralogical suites without beidellite or vermiculite, but consisting of montmorillonite, chlorite, hydrous mica, halloysite, kaolinite, and x‐ray amorphous material did not fix appreciable amounts (<18%) of the applied potassium.     

伊毛缟石对蒙脱土和高岭土分散凝聚特性的影响

[目的]探究伊毛缟石对蒙脱土和高岭土分散凝聚特性的影响,为水土保持和环境保护工作提供理论依据。[方法]采用浊度法测定黏土的分散性、离子交换法测定黏土电荷特性、电子显微镜观察等实验方法,将蒙脱土和高岭土溶液分别按一定比例混合伊毛缟石溶液,观察伊毛缟石对蒙脱土和高岭土分散凝聚特性的影响。[结果]伊毛缟石和蒙脱土的1∶1混合溶液,在全部pH值范围内保持凝聚;未脱铁处理的高岭土在pH值为5.9以下凝聚,在pH值为6.0以上分散,添加约5%的伊毛缟石使它的分散凝聚特性逆转。[结论]从微观上看,无论在酸性还是碱性条件下,伊毛缟石混合溶液都呈凝聚状态。酸性时,伊毛缟石的可变电荷和结晶性黏土矿物的永久电荷之间的引力形成凝聚;碱性时,伊毛缟石的表面变成中性形成凝聚。     

可变电荷土壤对酸雨敏感度的影响因子

The sensitivity of a large number of variable charge soils to acid rain was evaluated through examining pH-H₂SO₄ input curves. Two derivative parameters, the consumption of hydrogen ions by the soil and the acidtolerant limit as defined as the quantity of sulfuric acid required to bring the soil to pH 3.5 in a 0.001mol L^-1 Ca(NO₃)₂ solution, were used. The sensitivity of variable charge soils was higher than that of constant charge soils, due to the predominance of kaolinite in clay mineralogical composition. Among these soils the sensitivity was generally of the order lateritic red soil > red soil > latosol. For a given type of soil within the same region the sensitivity was affected by parent material, due to differences in clay minerals and texture. The sensitivity of surface soil may be lower or higher than that of subsoil, depending on whether organic matter or texture plays the dominant role in determining the buffering capacity. Paddy soils consumed more acid within lower range of acid input when compared with upland soils, due to the presence of more exchangeable bases, but consumed less acid within higher acid input range, caused by the decrease in clay content.     

Surface chemical properties and pedogenesis of tropical soils derived from basalts with different ages in Hainan,China

Limited information is available on the changes of surface chemical properties of tropical soils with time during the pedogenesis. Soil samples of three profiles derived from basalts of 10, 1330 and 2290 kilo annum (ka) in age were collected from adjacent locations in a tropical region of Hainan Province, China. The changes in soil surface chemical properties and the mineralogy of the soil clay fraction with time were investigated using ion adsorption, micro-electrophoresis, and X-ray diffraction analysis. The content of 2:1-type clay minerals decreased, while those of kaolinite and gibbsite increased with increasing basalt age and degree of soil development. The content of pedogenic free iron (Fe) oxides and the ratio of free Fe oxides/total Fe oxides increased with soil development stage, while soil poorly crystalline Fe and aluminum (Al) oxides had an opposite trend. The positive surface charge of the soils increased with increasing basalt age and degree of soil development; this was consistent with the change in their contents of free Fe/Al oxides. However, the value of negative surface charge had an opposite behavior. The soil derived from 10-ka-basalt had much more negative charge than soils derived from 1330- and 2290-ka-basalt. Soil net surface charge and zeta potential of the soil clay-fraction decreased with the increase in basalt age. Both net charge–pH curves and zeta potential–pH curves shifted to positive values with increased basalt age and degree of soil development. Increasing age also elevated the point of zero net charge of the soil and the isoelectric point of soil colloids.