Regulation effects of tourmaline on seawater pH value

Abstract

Abstract: In this paper,chemical analysis,X-ray diffraction and atomic force microscopy were employed to examine the characteristics of tourmaline produced in east Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region,and batch experiments were conducted to study its regulation effects on seawater pH value.The factors affecting the regulation,such as the dosage of tourmaline and the salinity and initial pH value of seawater,were also studied.The results showed that tourmaline could regulate the seawater pH value from its initial 3 and 10 to 7.1 and 8.9,respectively,and the regulation effect was greater in the seawater with lower salinity,e.g.,after 120 minutes treatment,the initial pH value (5.0) of the seawater with a salinity of 5,10,15,20 and 35 was increased by 3.24,3.16,3.06,2.99 and 2.85 unit,respectively.Tourmaline had little effect on seawater conductivity.This study would provide an experimental base for the application of tourmaline in aquaculture.

Key words: Tourmaline, Seawater, pH value, Salinity

CLC Number:

TD985
X145

XIA Meisheng, ZHANG Hongmei, HU Caihong, XU Zirong . Regulation effects of tourmaline on seawater pH value[J]. Chinese Journal of Applied Ecology, 2005, 16(10): 1972-1975.

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