Reductive dissolution of arsenic-bearing ferrihydrite

TitleReductive dissolution of arsenic-bearing ferrihydrite
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2010
AuthorsErbs, JJ, Berquo, TS, Reinsch, BC, Lowry, GV, Banerjee, SK, Penn, RL
JournalGeochimica Et Cosmochimica Acta
Volume74
Pagination3382-3395
Date PublishedJun
Type of ArticleArticle
ISBN Number0016-7037
Accession Numberhttp://gateway.isiknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcAuth=ResearchSoft&SrcApp=EndNote&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=WOS&KeyUT=000277945500003
KeywordsABSORPTION-SPECTRA, COORDINATION CHEMISTRY, EXAFS, GOETHITE, IRON-OXIDES, KINETICS, MINERALS, Nanoparticles, OXYHYDROXIDES, SURFACE COMPLEXATION
Abstract

Ferrihydrites were prepared by coprecipitation (COP) or adsorption (ADS) of arsenate, and the products were characterized using solid-state methods. In addition, the kinetics of reductive dissolution by hydroquinone of these well-characterized materials were quantified. Characterization and magnetism results indicate that the 10 wt% As COP ferrihydrite is less crystalline and possibly has smaller crystallite size than the other ferrihydrites, which all have similar crystallinity and particle size. The results from reductive dissolution experiments show similar reaction rates, reaction mechanism, and activation energy for ferrihydrite precipitated with or without added arsenate. However, a marked decrease in reactivity was observed for 10 wt% As ADS ferrihydrite. The decrease is not attributed to differences in activation energy but rather the preferential blocking of active sites on the ferrihydrite surface. Results demonstrate that arsenic may be released by the reductive dissolution of arsenic-bearing ferrihydrite regardless of whether the arsenic is coprecipitated with or adsorbed onto the ferrihydrite. However, under these reaction conditions, release from materials with adsorbed arsenate greatly exceeds that from materials with coprecipitated arsenate. In fact, a considerable amount of arsenic was released from the 10 wt% ADS ferrihydrite before reductive dissolution was initiated. Therefore, the characterization of arsenate-bearing iron oxide materials to determine the method of arsenate incorporation into structures perhaps by quantification of Fe Fe coordination with EXAFS spectroscopy-may lead to improved predictions of the large-scale release of arsenic within aquifer systems under reducing conditions. (C) 2010 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

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Alternate JournalGeochim. Cosmochim. Acta