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Precipitation equilibria of the Cr(VI)/Fe(III) system and spectrospcopic characterization of the precipitates

Nikolaidis Nikolaos, M. A. Olazabal, S. A. Suib, J. M. Madariaga

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URIhttp://purl.tuc.gr/dl/dias/745B7744-10A7-4757-BACE-941B10DAAC8E-
Identifierhttps://doi.org/10.1021/es9700865-
Languageen-
TitlePrecipitation equilibria of the Cr(VI)/Fe(III) system and spectrospcopic characterization of the precipitatesen
CreatorNikolaidis Nikolaosen
CreatorΝικολαιδης Νικολαοςel
CreatorM. A. Olazabalen
CreatorS. A. Suiben
CreatorJ. M. Madariagaen
PublisherAmerican Chemical Societyen
Content SummaryPrecipitation equilibria and spectroscopic studies of the Cr(VI)/Fe(III)/H2O system have been performed to identify the aqueous and solid speciation of the system in the pH range 1−9. The results suggest that three different precipitates FeOHCrO4, FeOHCrO4·2Fe(OH)3, and Fe(OH)3 exist depending on the pH range. The last two precipitates have been reported in the literature before, and they are confirmed in this study. The formation of a new precipitate, FeOHCrO4, that predominates in the pH range 1.5−2.5 is being suggested, and its thermodynamic solubility constant was estimated to be pKso = 22.50 ± 0.07. The mixed precipitate predominated in the 2.5−3.5 pH range and the pure ferric iron hydroxide predominated in the pH range grater than 3.5. All three precipitates were analyzed using X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). The spectroscopic results suggest that the first and second precipitates contain one type of chromium species which corresponds to Cr(VI) type and one type of Fe species. The third precipitate exhibited two peaks with width greater than 5 eV, indicating the presence of two chromium species, one of which is closely related to CrOOH type of binding and the other may be attributed to metal-chromate binding. We postulate that in this case chromate was adsorbed onto the iron hydroxide forming two surface complexes. Since iron is abundant in nature, the results of this study are important for the understanding of the mobility and reactivity of hexavalent chromium in contaminated groundwater sites.en
Type of ItemPeer-Reviewed Journal Publicationen
Type of ItemΔημοσίευση σε Περιοδικό με Κριτέςel
Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/en
Date of Item2015-10-22-
Date of Publication1997-
Bibliographic CitationOlazabal, M.A., N.P. Nikolaidis, S.L. Suib, and J.M. Madariaga, "Precipitation Equilibria of the Cr(VI)/Fe(III) System and Spectrospcopic Characterization of the Precipitates", Environmental Science and Technology, Vol. 31, no 10, pp. 2898 - 2902, Sept. 1997. DOI: 10.1021/es9700865en

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