Kinetics of reaction between O₂ and Mn(II) species in aqueous solutions     

James J. Morgan 《Geochimica et cosmochimica acta》2005,69(1):35-48

The objective of this research is to assess critically the experimental rate data for O₂ oxidation of dissolved Mn(II) species at 25°C and to interpret the rates in terms of the solution species of Mn(II) in natural waters. A species kinetic rate expression for parallel paths expresses the total rate of Mn(II) oxidation as Σk_i a_ij, where k_i is the rate constant of species i and a_ij is the species concentration fraction in solution j. Among the species considered in the rate expression are Mn(II) hydrolysis products, carbonate complexes, ammonia complexes, and halide and sulfate complexes, in addition to the free aqueous ion. Experiments in three different laboratory buffers and in seawater yield an apparent rate constant for Mn(II) disappearance, k_app,j ranging from 8.6 × 10⁻⁵ to 2.5 × 10⁻² (M⁻¹s⁻¹), between pH 8.03 and 9.30, respectively. Observed values of k_app exceed predictions based on Marcus outer-sphere electron transfer theory by more than four orders of magnitude, lending strong support to the proposal that Mn(II) + O₂ electron transfer follows an inner-sphere path. A multiple linear regression analysis fit of the observed rates to the species kinetic rate expression yields the following oxidation rate constants (M⁻¹s⁻¹) for the most reactive species: MnOH⁺, 1.66 × 10⁻²; Mn(OH)₂, 2.09 × 10¹; and Mn(CO₃)₂²⁻, 8.13 × 10⁻². The species kinetic rate expression accounts for the influence of pH and carbonate on oxidation rates of Mn(II), through complex formation and acid-base equilibria of both reactive and unreactive species. At pH ∼8, the greater fraction of the total rate is carried by MnOH⁺. At pH greater than ∼8.4, the species Mn(OH)₂ and Mn(CO₃)₂²⁻ make the greater contributions to the total rate.  相似文献   

Impact of natural organic matter on H₂O₂-mediated oxidation of Fe(II) in a simulated freshwater system     

Christopher J. Miller 《Geochimica et cosmochimica acta》2009,73(10):2758-10393

The oxidation of Fe(II) by H₂O₂ has been studied in the presence of Suwannee River fulvic acid, a standard form of natural organic matter, by adding inorganic Fe(II) to solutions containing both H₂O₂ and fulvic acid and monitoring the total Fe(II) concentration using a luminol chemiluminescence method. At pH 8.4 and in the absence of competing metals, Suwannee River fulvic acid significantly retards the rate of Fe(II) oxidation due to gradual formation of a species that is oxidized more slowly than inorganic Fe(II) by both O₂ and H₂O₂. It is suggested that rapid formation of a weak Fe(II)-fulvic acid complex that is not readily oxidized by H₂O₂ is the cause of the reduction in the initial oxidation rate, and that the subsequent further reduction in oxidation rate is a result of the formation of a second type of Fe(II)-fulvic acid complex that is resistant to both O₂ and H₂O₂ oxidation. A kinetic model has been developed that supports this conceptual model. The results demonstrate that, under certain conditions, natural organic matter may stabilize Fe(II) in the presence of elevated H₂O₂ concentrations, significantly increasing the lifetime of ferrous iron and reducing the flux of hydroxyl radicals produced through this oxidation pathway.  相似文献   

Pyrite (FeS₂) oxidation: A sub-micron synchrotron investigation of the initial steps   总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1  

Anand P. Chandra 《Geochimica et cosmochimica acta》2011,75(20):6239-6254

Pyrite is an environmentally significant mineral being the major contributor to acid rock drainage. Synchrotron based SPEM (scanning photoelectron microscopy) and micro-XPS (X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy) have been used to characterise fresh and oxidised pyrite (FeS₂) with a view to understanding the initial oxidation steps that take place during natural weathering processes. Localised regions of the pyrite surface containing Fe species of reduced coordination have been found to play a critical role. Such sites not only initiate the oxidation process but also facilitate the formation of highly reactive hydroxyl radical species, which then lead the S oxidation process.Four different S species are found to be present on fresh fractured pyrite surfaces: S₂²⁻_(bulk) (4-fold coordination), S₂²⁻_(surface) (3-fold coordination), S²⁻ and S⁰/S_n²⁻ (metal deficient sulfide and polysulfide respectively). These species were found to be heterogeneously distributed on the fractured pyrite surface. Both O₂ and H₂O gases are needed for effective oxidation of the pyrite surface. The process is initiated when O₂ dissociatively and H₂O molecularly adsorb onto the surface Fe sites where high dangling bond densities exist. H₂O may then dissociate to produce OH radicals. The adsorption of these species leads to the formation of Fe-oxy species prior to the formation of sulfoxy species. Evidence suggests that Fe-O bonds form prior to Fe-OH bonds. S oxidation occurs through interactions of OH radicals formed at the Fe sites, with formation of SO₄²⁻ occurring via S₂O₃²⁻/SO₃²⁻ intermediates. The pyrite oxidation process is electrochemical in nature and was found to occur in patches, where site specific adsorption of O₂ and H₂O has occurred. Fe and S oxidation was found to occur within the same area of oxidation probably in atomic scale proximity. Furthermore, the O in SO₄²⁻ arises largely from H₂O; however, depending on the surface history, SO₄²⁻ formed early in the oxidation process may also contain O from O₂.  相似文献   

Kinetics of H₂-O₂-H₂O redox equilibria and formation of metastable H₂O₂ under low temperature hydrothermal conditions     

Dionysis I. Foustoukos  Jennifer L. Houghton  Stefan M. Sievert 《Geochimica et cosmochimica acta》2011,75(6):1594-1607

Hydrothermal experiments were conducted to evaluate the kinetics of H_2(aq) oxidation in the homogeneous H₂-O₂-H₂O system at conditions reflecting subsurface/near-seafloor hydrothermal environments (55-250 °C and 242-497 bar). The kinetics of the water-forming reaction that controls the fundamental equilibrium between dissolved H_2(aq) and O_2(aq), are expected to impose significant constraints on the redox gradients that develop when mixing occurs between oxygenated seawater and high-temperature anoxic vent fluid at near-seafloor conditions. Experimental data indicate that, indeed, the kinetics of H_2(aq)-O_2(aq) equilibrium become slower with decreasing temperature, allowing excess H_2(aq) to remain in solution. Sluggish reaction rates of H_2(aq) oxidation suggest that active microbial populations in near-seafloor and subsurface environments could potentially utilize both H_2(aq) and O_2(aq), even at temperatures lower than 40 °C due to H_2(aq) persistence in the seawater/vent fluid mixtures. For these H₂-O₂ disequilibrium conditions, redox gradients along the seawater/hydrothermal fluid mixing interface are not sharp and microbially-mediated H_2(aq) oxidation coupled with a lack of other electron acceptors (e.g. nitrate) could provide an important energy source available at low-temperature diffuse flow vent sites.More importantly, when H_2(aq)-O_2(aq) disequilibrium conditions apply, formation of metastable hydrogen peroxide is observed. The yield of H₂O_2(aq) synthesis appears to be enhanced under conditions of elevated H_2(aq)/O_2(aq) molar ratios that correspond to abundant H_2(aq) concentrations. Formation of metastable H₂O₂ is expected to affect the distribution of dissolved organic carbon (DOC) owing to the existence of an additional strong oxidizing agent. Oxidation of magnetite and/or Fe⁺⁺ by hydrogen peroxide could also induce formation of metastable hydroxyl radicals (•OH) through Fenton-type reactions, further broadening the implications of hydrogen peroxide in hydrothermal environments.  相似文献   

Aeration to degas CO₂, increase pH,and increase iron oxidation rates for efficient treatment of net alkaline mine drainage     

C.S. Kirby  A. DennisA. Kahler 《Applied Geochemistry》2009

Passive treatment systems for mine drainage use no energy other than gravity, but they require greater area than active treatment systems. Researchers are considering “hybrid” systems that have passive and active components for increased efficiency, especially where space limitations render passive-only technology ineffective. Flow-through reactor field experiments were conducted at two large net-alkaline anthracite mine discharges in central Pennsylvania. Assuming an Fe removal rate of 20 g m⁻² day⁻¹ and Fe loading from field data, 3.6 × 10³ and 3.0 × 10⁴ m² oxidation ponds would be required for the passive treatment of Site 21 and Packer 5 discharges, respectively. However, only a small area is available at each site. This paper demonstrates aeration to drive off CO₂, increase pH, and increase Fe(II) oxidation rates, enabling treatment within a small area compared to passive treatment methods, and introduces a geochemical model to accurately predict these rates as well as semi-passive treatment system sizing parameters. Both net-alkaline discharges were suboxic with a pH of ≈5.7, Fe(II) concentration of ≈16 mg L⁻¹, and low Mn and Al concentrations. Flow rates were ≈4000 L min⁻¹ at Site 21 and 15,000 L min⁻¹ at Packer 5. Three-h aeration experiments with flow rates scaled to a 14-L reactor resulted in pH increases from 5.7 to greater than 7, temperature increases from 12 to 22 °C, dissolved O₂ increases to saturation with respect to the atmosphere, and Fe(II) concentration decreases from 16 to <0.05 mg L⁻¹. A 17,000-L pilot-scale reactor at Site 21 produced similar results although aeration was not as complete as in the smaller reactor. Two non-aerated experiments at Site 21 with 13 and 25-h run times resulted in pH changes of ?0.2 and Fe(II) concentration decreases of less than 3 mg L⁻¹.  相似文献   

Microbial dissolution of calcite at T = 28 °C and ambient pCO₂     

Andrew D. Jacobson  Lingling Wu 《Geochimica et cosmochimica acta》2009,73(8):2314-2331

This study used batch reactors to quantify the mechanisms and rates of calcite dissolution in the presence and absence of a single heterotrophic bacterial species (Burkholderia fungorum). Experiments were conducted at T = 28°C and ambient pCO₂ over time periods spanning either 21 or 35 days. Bacteria were supplied with minimal growth media containing either glucose or lactate as a C source, NH₄⁺ as an N source, and H₂PO₄⁻ as a P source. Combining stoichiometric equations for microbial growth with an equilibrium mass-balance model of the H₂O-CO₂-CaCO₃ system demonstrates that B. fungorum affected calcite dissolution by modifying pH and alkalinity during utilization of ionic N and C species. Uptake of NH₄⁺ decreased pH and alkalinity, whereas utilization of lactate, a negatively charged organic anion, increased pH and alkalinity. Calcite in biotic glucose-bearing reactors dissolved by simultaneous reaction with H₂CO₃ generated by dissolution of atmospheric CO₂ (H₂CO₃ + CaCO₃ → Ca²⁺ + 2HCO₃⁻) and H⁺ released during NH₄⁺ uptake (H⁺ + CaCO₃ → Ca²⁺ + HCO₃⁻). Reaction with H₂CO₃ and H⁺ supplied ∼45% and 55% of the total Ca²⁺ and ∼60% and 40% of the total HCO₃⁻, respectively. The net rate of microbial calcite dissolution in the presence of glucose and NH₄⁺ was ∼2-fold higher than that observed for abiotic control experiments where calcite dissolved only by reaction with H₂CO₃. In lactate bearing reactors, most H⁺ generated by NH₄⁺ uptake reacted with HCO₃⁻ produced by lactate oxidation to yield CO₂ and H₂O. Hence, calcite in biotic lactate-bearing reactors dissolved by reaction with H₂CO₃ at a net rate equivalent to that calculated for abiotic control experiments. This study suggests that conventional carbonate equilibria models can satisfactorily predict the bulk fluid chemistry resulting from microbe-calcite interactions, provided that the ionic forms and extent of utilization of N and C sources can be constrained. Because the solubility and dissolution rate of calcite inversely correlate with pH, heterotrophic microbial growth in the presence of nonionic organic matter and NH₄⁺ appears to have the greatest potential for enhancing calcite weathering relative to abiotic conditions.  相似文献   

The role of carbonate ions in pyrite oxidation in aqueous systems     

Claudia L. Caldeira  Virginia S.T. Ciminelli  Kwadwo Osseo-Asare 《Geochimica et cosmochimica acta》2010,74(6):1777-1789

The mechanism of pyrite oxidation in carbonate-containing alkaline solutions at 80 °C was investigated with the help of rate experiments, thermodynamic modeling and diffuse reflectance infrared spectroscopy (DRIFTS). Pyrite oxidation rate increased with pH and was enhanced by addition of bicarbonate/carbonate ions. The carbonate effect was found to be limited to moderately alkaline conditions (pH 8-11). Metastable Eh-pH diagrams, at 25 °C, indicate that soluble iron-carbonate complexes (FeHCO₃⁻, FeCO₃⁰, Fe(CO₃)(OH)⁻ and FeCO₃²⁻) may coexist with pyrite in the pH range of 6-12.5. Above pH 11 and 13, the Fe(II) and Fe(III) hydroxocomplexes, respectively, become stable, even in the presence of carbonate/bicarbonate ions. Surface-bound carbonate complexes on iron were also identified with DRIFTS as products of pyrite oxidation in addition to iron oxyhydroxides and soluble sulfate species. The conditions under which thermodynamic and DRIFTS analyses indicate the presence of carbonate compounds also correspond to those in which the fastest rate of pyrite oxidation in carbonate solutions was observed. Following the Singer-Stumm model for pyrite oxidation in acidic solutions, it is assumed that Fe(III) is the preferred pyrite oxidant under alkaline conditions. We propose that carbonate ions facilitate the electron transfer from soluble iron(II)-carbonate to O₂, increase the iron solubility, and provide buffered, favorable alkaline conditions at the reaction front, which in turn favors the overall kinetics of pyrite oxidation. Therefore, the electron transfer from sulfur atoms to O₂ is facilitated by the formation of the cycle of Fe(II)-pyrite/Fe(III)-carbonate redox couple at the pyrite surface.  相似文献   

Groundwater N speciation and redox control of organic N mineralization by O₂ reduction to H₂O₂     

John W. Washington  Robert C. Thomas  Katherine L. Schroer 《Geochimica et cosmochimica acta》2006,70(14):3533-3548

Excess N from agriculture induces eutrophication in major river systems and hypoxia in coastal waters throughout the world. Much of this N is from headwaters far up the watersheds. In turn, much of the N in these headwaters is from ground-water discharge. Consequently, the concentrations and forms of N in groundwater are important factors affecting major aquatic ecosystems; despite this, few data exist for several species of N in groundwater and controls on speciation are ill-defined. Herein, we report N speciation for a spring and well that were selected to reflect agricultural impacts, and a spring and well that show little to no agricultural-N impact. Samples were characterized for NO₃⁻, NO₂⁻, N₂O, NH₄⁺, urea, particulate organic N(), and dissolved organic N(). These analytes were monitored in the agricultural spring for up to two years along with other analytes that we reported upon previously. For all samples, when oxidized N was present, the dominant species was NO₃⁻ (88-98% of total fixed N pool) followed by (<4-12%) and only trace fractions of the other N analytes. In the non-agriculturally impacted well sample, which had no quantifiable NO₃⁻ or dissolved O₂, comprised the dominant fraction (68%) followed by NH₄⁺ (32%), with only a trace balance comprised of other N analytes. Water drawn from the well, spring and a wetland situated in the agricultural watershed also were analyzed for dissolved N₂ and found to have a fugacity in excess of that of the atmosphere. H₂O₂ was analyzed in the agricultural spring to evaluate the O₂/H₂O₂ redox potential and compare it to other calculated potentials. The potential of the O₂/H₂O₂ couple was close in value to the NO₃⁻/NO₂⁻ couple suggesting the important role of H₂O₂ as an O₂-reduction intermediate product and that O₂ and NO₃⁻ are reduced concomitantly. The O₂/H₂O₂ and NO₃⁻/NO₂⁻ couples also were close in value to a cluster of other inorganic N and Fe couples indicating near partial equilibrium among these species. Urea mineralization to NO₂⁻ was found to approach equilibrium with the reduction of O₂ to H₂O₂. By modeling as amide functional groups, as justified by recent analytical work, similar thermodynamic calculations support that mineralization to NO₂⁻ proceeds nearly to equilibrium with the reduction of O₂ to H₂O₂ as well. This near equilibration of redox couples for urea- and -oxidation with O₂-reduction places these two couples within the oxidized redox cluster that is shared among several other couples we have reported previously. In the monitored agricultural spring, [NO₃⁻] was lower in the summer than at other times, whereas [N₂O] was higher in the summer than at other times, perhaps reflecting a seasonal variation in the degree of denitrification reaction progress. No other N analytes were observed to vary seasonally in our study. In the well having no agricultural-N impact, C_org/N_org = 5.5, close to the typical value for natural aqueous systems of about 6.6. In the agricultural watershed C_org/N_org varied widely, from ∼1.2 to ?9.  相似文献   

Kinetics of iron (II) oxidation determined in the field     

Jennifer N. Geroni  Devin J. Sapsford 《Applied Geochemistry》2011,26(8):1452-1457

This paper presents the results of extensive field trials measuring rates of Fe(II) oxidation at a number of Fe-bearing mine drainage discharges in the UK. Batch experiments were carried out with samples taken at regular intervals and Fe(II) concentration determined spectrophotometrically using 2′2-bipyridyl as the complexing agent. Initial concentrations for Fe(II) were 5.65-76.5 mg/L. Temperature, pH and dissolved O₂ (DO) were logged every 10 s, with pH at the start of the experiments in the range 5.64-6.95 and alkalinity ranging from 73 to 741 mg/L CaCO₃ equivalent. A numerical model based on a fourth order Runge-Kutta method was developed to calculate values for k₁, the rate constant for homogeneous oxidation, from the experimental data. The measured values of pH, temperature, [Fe(II)] and DO were input into the model with resulting values for k₁ found to be in the range 2.7 × 10¹⁴-2.7 × 10¹⁶ M⁻² atm⁻¹ min⁻¹. These values for k₁ are 1-3 orders of magnitude higher than previously reported for laboratory studies at a similar pH. Comparison of the observed Fe(II) oxidation rates to data published by other authors show a good correlation with heterogenous oxidation rates and may indicate the importance of autocatalysis in these systems. These higher than expected rates of Fe oxidation could have a significant impact on the design of treatment schemes for the remediation of mine drainage and other Fe-bearing ground waters in the future.  相似文献   

Theoretical investigation of iron isotope fractionation between Fe(H₂O)₆ and Fe(H₂O)₆: Implications for iron stable isotope geochemistry     

A.D. Anbar  A.A. Jarzecki  T.G. Spiro 《Geochimica et cosmochimica acta》2005,69(4):825-837

The magnitude of equilibrium iron isotope fractionation between Fe(H₂O)₆³⁺ and Fe(H₂O)₆²⁺ is calculated using density functional theory (DFT) and compared to prior theoretical and experimental results. DFT is a quantum chemical approach that permits a priori estimation of all vibrational modes and frequencies of these complexes and the effects of isotopic substitution. This information is used to calculate reduced partition function ratios of the complexes (10³ · ln(β)), and hence, the equilibrium isotope fractionation factor (10³ · ln(α)). Solvent effects are considered using the polarization continuum model (PCM). DFT calculations predict fractionations of several per mil in ⁵⁶Fe/⁵⁴Fe favoring partitioning of heavy isotopes in the ferric complex. Quantitatively, 10³ · ln(α) predicted at 22°C, ∼ 3 ‰, agrees with experimental determinations but is roughly half the size predicted by prior theoretical results using the Modified Urey-Bradley Force Field (MUBFF) model. Similar comparisons are seen at other temperatures. MUBFF makes a number of simplifying assumptions about molecular geometry and requires as input IR spectroscopic data. The difference between DFT and MUBFF results is primarily due to the difference between the DFT-predicted frequency for the ν₄ mode (O-Fe-O deformation) of Fe(H₂O)₆³⁺ and spectroscopic determinations of this frequency used as input for MUBFF models (185-190 cm⁻¹ vs. 304 cm⁻¹, respectively). Hence, DFT-PCM estimates of 10³ · ln(β) for this complex are ∼ 20% smaller than MUBFF estimates. The DFT derived values can be used to refine predictions of equilibrium fractionation between ferric minerals and dissolved ferric iron, important for the interpretation of Fe isotope variations in ancient sediments. Our findings increase confidence in experimental determinations of the Fe(H₂O)₆³⁺ − Fe(H₂O)₆²⁺ fractionation factor and demonstrate the utility of DFT for applications in “heavy” stable isotope geochemistry.  相似文献   

Rapid photo-oxidation of Mn(II) mediated by humic substances     

Peter S Nico  Cort AnastasioRobert J Zasoski 《Geochimica et cosmochimica acta》2002,66(23):4047-4056

The oxidation of Mn(II) by O₂ to Mn(III) or Mn(IV) is thermodynamically favored under the pH and pO₂ conditions present in most near surface waters, but the kinetics of this reaction are extremely slow. This work investigated whether reactive oxygen species, produced through illumination of humic substances, could oxidize Mn at an environmentally relavent rate. The simulated sunlight illumination of a solution containing 200 μM Mn(II) and 5 mg/L Aldrich humic acid buffered at pH 8.1 produced ∼19 μM of oxidized Mn (MnO_x where x is between one and two) after 45 minutes. The major oxidants reponsible for this reaction appear to be photoproduced superoxide radical anion, O₂⁻, and singlet molecular oxygen, ¹O₂. The dependencies of MnO_x formation on Mn(II), humic acid, and H⁺ concentration were characterized. A kinetic model based largely on published rate constants was established and fit to the experimental data. As expected, analysis of the model indicates that the key reaction rate controlling MnO_x production is the rate of decomposition of a MnO₂⁺ complex formed from the reaction of Mn(II) with O₂⁻. This rate is strongly dependent on the Mn(II) complexing ligands in solution. The MnO_x production in the seawater sample taken from Bodega Bay, USA and spiked with 200 μM Mn(II) was well reproduced by the model. Extrapolations from the model imply that Mn photo-oxidation should be a significant reaction in typical surface seawaters. Calculated rates, 5.8 to 55 pM h⁻¹, are comparable to reported rates of biological Mn oxidation, 0.07 to 89 pM h⁻¹. Four fresh water samples that were spiked with 200 μM Mn(II) also showed significant MnO_x production. Based on these results, it appears that Mn photo-oxidation could constitute a significant, and apparently unrecognized geochemical pathway in natural waters.  相似文献   

Surface simulation studies of the hydration of white rust Fe(OH)₂, goethite α-FeO(OH) and hematite α-Fe₂O₃     

Nora H. de Leeuw  Timothy G. Cooper 《Geochimica et cosmochimica acta》2007,71(7):1655-1673

Computer modelling techniques were used to elucidate the hydration behaviour of three iron (hydr)oxide minerals at the atomic level: white rust, goethite and hematite. A potential model was first adapted and tested against the bulk structures and properties of eight different iron oxides, oxyhydroxides and hydroxides, followed by surface simulations of Fe(OH)₂, α-FeO(OH) and α-Fe₂O₃. The major interaction between the adsorbing water molecules and the surface is through interaction of their oxygen ions with surface iron ions, followed by hydrogen-bonding to surface oxygen ions. The energies released upon the associative adsorption of water range from 1 to 17 kJ mol⁻¹ for Fe(OH)₂, 26 to 80 kJ mol⁻¹ for goethite and 40 to 85 kJ mol⁻¹ for hematite, reflecting the increasing oxidation of the iron mineral. Dissociative adsorption at goethite and hematite surfaces releases larger hydration energies, ranging from 120 to 208 kJ mol⁻¹ for goethite and 76 to 190 kJ mol⁻¹ for hematite.The thermodynamic morphologies of the minerals, based on the calculated surface energies, agree well with experimental morphologies, where these are available. When the partial pressures required for adsorption of water from the gas phase are plotted against temperature for the goethite and hematite surfaces, taking into account experimental entropies for water, it appears that these minerals may well be instrumental in the retention of water during the cyclic variations in the atmosphere of Mars.  相似文献   

Reduction of TcO₄ by sediment-associated biogenic Fe(II)     

James K Fredrickson  John M Zachara  Ravi K Kukkadapu  Steve M Heald  Chongxuan Liu 《Geochimica et cosmochimica acta》2004,68(15):3171-3187

The potential for reduction of ⁹⁹TcO₄⁻_(aq) to poorly soluble ⁹⁹TcO₂ · nH₂O_(s) by biogenic sediment-associated Fe(II) was investigated with three Fe(III)-oxide containing subsurface materials and the dissimilatory metal-reducing subsurface bacterium Shewanella putrefaciens CN32. Two of the subsurface materials from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Hanford and Oak Ridge sites contained significant amounts of Mn(III,IV) oxides and net bioreduction of Fe(III) to Fe(II) was not observed until essentially all of the hydroxylamine HCl-extractable Mn was reduced. In anoxic, unreduced sediment or where Mn oxide bioreduction was incomplete, exogenous biogenic TcO₂ · nH₂O_(s) was slowly oxidized over a period of weeks. Subsurface materials that were bioreduced to varying degrees and then pasteurized to eliminate biological activity, reduced TcO₄⁻_(aq) at rates that generally increased with increasing concentrations of 0.5 N HCl-extractable Fe(II). Two of the sediments showed a common relationship between extractable Fe(II) concentration (in mM) and the first-order reduction rate (in h⁻¹), whereas the third demonstrated a markedly different trend. A combination of chemical extractions and ⁵⁷Fe Mössbauer spectroscopy were used to characterize the Fe(III) and Fe(II) phases. There was little evidence of the formation of secondary Fe(II) biominerals as a result of bioreduction, suggesting that the reactive forms of Fe(II) were predominantly surface complexes of different forms. The reduction rates of Tc(VII)O₄⁻ were slowest in the sediment that contained plentiful layer silicates (illite, vermiculite, and smectite), suggesting that Fe(II) sorption complexes on these phases were least reactive toward pertechnetate. These results suggest that the in situ microbial reduction of sediment-associated Fe(III), either naturally or via redox manipulation, may be effective at immobilizing TcO₄⁻_(aq) associated with groundwater contaminant plumes.  相似文献   

Eh ph Diagrams for mn, fe, co, ni, cu and as Under Seawater Conditions: Application of two new Types of eh ph Diagrams to the Study of Specific Problems in Marine Geochemistry     

Geoffrey P. Glasby  Horst D. Schulz 《Aquatic Geochemistry》1999,5(3):227-248

E_H pH diagrams have been calculated using the PHREEQC programme in order to establish the predominance fields of Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Cu and As in bottom waters from the Angola Basin. Predominance fields are presented separately for both aquatic species and solid mineral phases in order to simplify interpretation of the data. The diagrams show significant differences from standard E_H pH diagrams for these elements calculated for freshwater at 25 °C and 1 bar which assume an element concentration of 10^-6 M. In particular, our diagrams show that Mn²⁺ and NiCO ₃ ⁰ are the predominant aquatic species for Mn and Ni in bottom seawater and FeOOH, Fe₂O₃, Fe₃O₄, CoFe₂O₄, CuFe₂O₄, CuFeO₂, and Ba₃ (AsO₄)₂ the predominant solid phases for Fe, Co, Cu and As, respectively. Mn and Ni are therefore undersaturated and Fe, Co, Cu and As supersaturated in bottom seawater from the Angola Basin. Neither rhodochrosite (MnCO₃) nor siderite (FeCO₃) can form in this marine environment in equilibrium with seawater. A mixed Mn-Ca carbonate is therefore formed within the pore waters of reducing sediments. The high Ni/Cu ratios in cobalt-rich manganese crusts formed adjacent to the oxygen minimum zone may be explained by the change from Cu²⁺ to CuCl ₃ ^2- as the dominant aquatic species of Cu in seawater at an E_H of +0.48 V.  相似文献   

Kinetics of biotite dissolution and Fe behavior under low O₂ conditions and their implications for Precambrian weathering     

Hirokazu Sugimori  Takashi Murakami 《Geochimica et cosmochimica acta》2009,73(13):3767-3781

Biotite dissolution experiments were carried out to better understand the dissolution kinetics and Fe behavior under low O₂ conditions, and to give an insight into the Precambrian weathering. Mineral dissolution with a continuous flow-through reactor was employed at 25 °C for up to 65 days varying partial pressure of atmospheric oxygen (PO₂), pH (6.86 and 3.01) and Fe content in mineral (1.06 and 0.11 mol of Fe per O₁₀(OH,F)₂ for biotite and phlogopite, respectively) independently for the examination of their effects on biotite dissolution. Low PO₂ conditions were achieved in a newly developed glove box (PO₂ ? 6 × 10⁻⁴ atm; referred to as anoxic conditions), which was compared to the present, ambient air conditions (0.2 atm of PO₂; oxic conditions). The biotite dissolution rate was slightly faster under anoxic conditions at pH 6.86 while it was not affected by PO₂ at pH 3.01. There was no direct effect of Fe content on dissolution rate at pH 6.86 while there was a small difference in dissolution rate between biotite and phlogopite at pH 3.01. The 1.5 order-of-magnitude faster release rate of Fe under anoxic conditions for biotite dissolution at pH 6.86 resulted from the difference in ratio of Fe³⁺ precipitates remaining in the reactor to Fe dissolved (about 60% and 100% under anoxic and oxic conditions, respectively), which is caused mainly by the difference in PO₂. The results infer that the Fe²⁺ and Fe³⁺ contents in the Paleoproterozoic paleosols, fossil weathering profiles, are reflected by atmospheric oxygen levels at the time of weathering.  相似文献   

Reduction of pertechnetate [Tc(VII)] by aqueous Fe(II) and the nature of solid phase redox products     

John M. Zachara  Steve M. Heald  Byong-Hun Jeon  Chongxuan Liu  Alice C. Dohnalkova 《Geochimica et cosmochimica acta》2007,71(9):2137-2157

The subsurface behaviour of ⁹⁹Tc, a contaminant resulting from nuclear fuels reprocessing, is dependent on its valence (e.g., IV or VII). Abiotic reduction of soluble Tc(VII) by Fe(II)_(aq) in pH 6-8 solutions was investigated under strictly anoxic conditions using an oxygen trap (<7.5 × 10⁻⁹ atm O₂). The reduction kinetics were strongly pH dependent. Complete and rapid reduction of Tc(VII) to a precipitated Fe/Tc(IV) form was observed when 11 μmol/L of Tc(VII) was reacted with 0.4 mmol/L Fe(II) at pH 7.0 and 8.0, while no significant reduction was observed over 1 month at pH 6.0. Experiments conducted at pH 7.0 with Fe(II)_(aq) = 0.05-0.8 mmol/L further revealed that Tc(VII) reduction was a combination of homogeneous and heterogeneous reaction. Heterogeneous reduction predominated after approximately 0.01 mmol/L of Fe(II) was oxidized. The heterogeneous reaction was more rapid, and was catalyzed by Fe(II) that adsorbed to the Fe/Tc(IV) redox product. Wet chemical and Fe-X-ray absorption near edge spectroscopy measurements (XANES) showed that Fe(II) and Fe(III) were present in the Fe/Tc(IV) redox products after reaction termination. ⁵⁷Fe-Mössbauer, extended X-ray adsorption fine structure (EXAFS), and transmission electron microscopy (TEM) measurements revealed that the Fe/Tc(IV) solid phase was poorly ordered and dominated by Fe(II)-containing ferrihydrite with minor magnetite. Tc(IV) exhibited homogeneous spatial distribution within the precipitates. According to Tc-EXAFS measurements and structural modeling, its molecular environment was consistent with an octahedral Tc(IV) dimer bound in bidentate edge-sharing mode to octahedral Fe(III) associated with surface or vacancy sites in ferrihydrite. The precipitate maintained Tc(IV)_aq concentrations that were slightly below those in equilibrium with amorphous Tc(IV)O₂·nH₂O_(s). The oxidation rate of sorbed Tc(IV) in the Fe/Tc precipitate was considerably slower than Tc(IV)O₂·nH₂O_(s) as a result of its intraparticle/intragrain residence. Precipitates of this nature may form in anoxic sediments or groundwaters, and the intraparticle residence of sorbed/precipitated Tc(IV) may limit ⁹⁹Tc remobilization upon the return of oxidizing conditions.  相似文献   

Kinetics and mechanism of polythionate oxidation to sulfate at low pH by O₂ and Fe     

Gregory K. Druschel  Robert J. Hamers 《Geochimica et cosmochimica acta》2003,67(23):4457-4469

Polythionates (S_xO₆²⁻) are important in redox transformations involving many sulfur compounds. Here we investigate the oxidation kinetics and mechanisms of trithionate and tetrathionate oxidation between pH 0.4 and pH 2 in the presence of Fe³⁺ and/or oxygen. In these solutions, Fe³⁺ plus oxygen oxidizes tetrathionate and trithionate at least an order of magnitude faster than oxygen alone. Kinetic measurements, coupled with density functional calculations, suggest that the rate-limiting step for tetrathionate oxidation involves Fe³⁺ attachment, followed by electron density shifts that result in formation of a sulfite radical and S₃O₃⁰ derivatives. The overall reaction orders for trithionate and tetrathionate are fractional due to rearrangement reactions and side reactions between reactants and intermediate products. The pseudo-first order rate coefficients for tetrathionate range from 10⁻¹¹ s⁻¹ at 25°C to 10⁻⁸ s⁻¹ at 70°C, compared to 2 × 10⁻⁷ s⁻¹ at 35 °C for trithionate. The apparent activation energy (E_A) for tetrathionate oxidation at pH 1.5 is 104.5 ± 4.13 kJ/mol. A rate law at pH 1.5 and 70°C between 0.5 and 5 millimolar [Fe³⁺] is of the form: