Table 1 The sequential extraction method (5).

From: Nano silica-mediated stabilization of heavy metals in contaminated soils

Fraction

Form

Extractant

pH

Temperature (°C)

Time (h)

String

F1

Exchangeable (EX)

\({1\text{M MgCl}}_{2}\)

7

25

1

Continuous

F2

Bound to Carbonate (CAR)

\({\text{Ch}}_{3}\text{COONa}\) \(+{\text{CH}}_{3}\text{COOH}\)

5

25

5

Continuous

F3

Bound to Fe–Mn Oxyhydroxides (OX)

\({0.04\text{ M NH}}_{2}-\text{HCl}\)+\({25\text{\% CH}}_{3}\text{COOH}\)

96

6

Periodical

F4

Bound to Organic matter (OM)

\(30\text{\% }{\text{H}}_{2}{\text{O}}_{2}\) \(+\) \({0.02\text{ M HNO}}_{3}\)

2

85

2

Periodical

\({30\text{ \% H}}_{2}{\text{O}}_{2}\)+\({\text{HNO}}_{3}\)

85

3

Periodical

\({2\text{ M CH}}_{3}{\text{COONH}}_{4}+ {20\text{ \% HNO}}_{3}\)

25

0.5

Continuous

F5

Residual (RES)

\({4\text{ M HNO}}_{3}\) \(+\) 36% HCl

96

0.5

Continuous