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The Effect of Antimonate, Arsenate, and Phosphate on the Transformation of Ferrihydrite to Goethite, Hematite, Feroxyhyte, and Tripuhyite

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 January 2024

Ralph Michael Bolanz ,
Ulrich Bläss ,
Sonia Ackermann ,
Valerian Ciobotă ,
Petra Rösch ,
Nicolae Tarcea ,
Jürgen Popp  and
Juraj Majzlan
Ralph Michael Bolanz*
Affiliation:
Institute of Geoscience, Friedrich-Schiller-University, Jena, Germany
Ulrich Bläss
Affiliation:
Institute of Geoscience, Friedrich-Schiller-University, Jena, Germany
Sonia Ackermann
Affiliation:
Institute of Geoscience, Friedrich-Schiller-University, Jena, Germany
Valerian Ciobotă
Affiliation:
Institute of Physical Chemistry, Friedrich-Schiller-University, Jena, Germany
Petra Rösch
Affiliation:
Institute of Photonic Technology, Jena, Germany
Nicolae Tarcea
Affiliation:
Institute of Photonic Technology, Jena, Germany
Jürgen Popp
Affiliation:
Institute of Physical Chemistry, Friedrich-Schiller-University, Jena, Germany Institute of Photonic Technology, Jena, Germany
Juraj Majzlan
Affiliation:
Institute of Geoscience, Friedrich-Schiller-University, Jena, Germany
*
*E-mail address of corresponding author: [email protected]
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Abstract

Iron oxides, typical constituents of many soils, represent a natural immobilization mechanism for toxic elements. Most iron oxides are formed during the transformation of poorly crystalline ferrihydrite to more crystalline iron phases. The present study examined the impact of well known contaminants, such as P(V), As(V), and Sb(V), on the ferrihydrite transformation and investigated the transformation products with a set of bulk and nano-resolution methods. Irrespective of the pH, P(V) and As(V) favor the formation of hematite (α-Fe2O3) over goethite (α-FeOOH) and retard these transformations at high concentrations. Sb(V), on the other hand, favors the formation of goethite, feroxyhyte (d’-FeOOH), and tripuhyite (FeSbO4) depending on pH and Sb(V) concentration. The elemental composition of the transformation products analyzed by inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectroscopy show high loadings of Sb(V) with molar Sb:Fe ratios of 0.12, whereas the molar P:Fe and As:Fe ratios do not exceed 0.03 and 0.06, respectively. The structural similarity of feroxyhyte and hematite was resolved by detailed electron diffraction studies, and feroxyhyte was positively identified in a number of the samples examined. These results indicate that, compared to P(V) and As(V), Sb(V) can be incorporated into the structure of certain iron oxides through Fe(III)-Sb(V) substitution, coupled with other substitutions. However, the outcome of the ferrihydrite transformation (hematite, goethite, feroxyhyte, or tripuhyite) depends on the Sb(V) concentration, pH, and temperature.

Keywords

AntimonyArsenicFerrihydriteFeroxyhyteGoethiteHematiteIron OxidesPhosphorousTransformationTripuhyite
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Research Article
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Clays and Clay Minerals , Volume 61 , Issue 1 , February 2013 , pp. 11 - 25
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Copyright © The Clay Minerals Society 2013

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