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Fe sorption onto nontronite (NAu-2) |
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| Authors: | Deb P Jaisi Chongxuan Liu Ruth E Blake |
| Institution: | a Department of Geology, Miami University, Oxford, OH 45056, USA b Department of Geology and Geophysics, Yale University, P.O. Box 208109, New Haven, CT 06520, USA c Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA 99352, USA d Department of Civil Engineering and Geological Sciences, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN 60432, USA |
| Abstract: | The sorption of ferrous iron to a clay mineral, nontronite (NAu-2, a ferruginous smectite), was investigated under strictly anoxic conditions as a function of pH (3-10), Fe2+ concentration (0.01-50 mM), equilibration time (1-35 days), and ionic strength (0.01-0.5 M NaClO4). The surface properties of NAu-2 were independently characterized to determine its fixed charge and amphoteric site density in order to interpret the Fe2+ sorption data. Fe2+ sorption to NAu-2 was strongly dependent on pH and ionic strength, reflecting the coupled effects of Fe2+ sorption through ion exchange and surface complexation reactions. Fe2+ sorption to NAu-2 increased with increasing pH from pH 2.5 to 4.5, remained constant from pH 4.5 to 7.0, increased again with further increase of pH from pH 7.0 to 8.5, and reached a maximum above pH 8.5. The Fe2+ sorption below pH 7.0 increased with decreasing ionic strength. The differences of Fe2+ sorption at different ionic strengths, however, diminished with increasing equilibration time. The Fe2+ sorption from pH 4.5 to 7.0 increased with increasing equilibration time up to 35 days and showed stronger kinetic behavior in higher ionic strength solutions. The kinetic uptake of Fe2+ onto NAu-2 is consistent with a surface precipitation mechanism although our measurements were not able to identify secondary precipitates. An equilibrium model that integrates ion exchange, surface complexation and aqueous speciation reactions reasonably well describes the Fe2+ sorption data as a function of pH, ionic strength, and Fe2+ concentration measured at 24 h of equilibration. Model calculations show that the species Fe(OH)+ was required to describe Fe2+ sorption above pH 8.0 satisfactorily. Overall, this study demonstrated that Fe2+ sorption to NAu-2 is affected by complex equilibrium and kinetic processes, likely caused by surface precipitation reactions. |
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