TY - JOUR
T1 - Scorodite crystal formation on hematite (Fe2O3) surface in Fe(II) solution containing As(V)
AU - Iizuka, Atsushi
AU - Shibata, Etsuro
AU - Ishii, Shunsuke
N1 - Funding Information:
This work was supported by JSPS KAKENHI Grant Number JP15H04164. SEM observations of the hematite surfaces were performed using the SEMEDX (Hitachi/ SU6600) instrument at the Fundamental Technology Center, Research Institute of Electrical Communication, Tohoku University.
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©2019 The Mining and Materials Processing Institute of Japan
PY - 2020
Y1 - 2020
N2 - Scorodite crystal formation on a hematite (Fe2O3) surface in excess Fe(II) solution containing As(V) was observed under various conditions using the direct hematite addition method. Gel-like precursors initially formed and covered the entire hematite surface. Scorodite crystal nuclei then appeared preferentially on the grain boundaries of each hematite crystal, rather than on the flat hematite crystal surface. These grew into faceted crystalline scorodite particles through stepwise structure formation. The effects of solution temperature (50, 70, and 95°C), initial solution pH (0.6, 0.9, and 1.6), initial Fe(II) concentration (0, 25, and 55.9 g/L), and initial As concentration (25 and 50 g/L) on gel-like precursor and scorodite crystal formation were comprehensively investigated. The reaction temperature only affected the scorodite crystal formation rate and not the crystal shape in the studied range of 5095°C. Octahedral faceted scorodite was obtained at all temperatures studied. The solution pH strongly affected scorodite crystal formation, with a higher pH favoring scorodite formation in the studied range of pH 0.61.6. Scorodite crystals were not obtained at pH 0.6 because of the lower AsO4 31 concentration in solution. Octahedral faceted scorodite crystals were also obtained at a lower Fe(II) concentration (25 g/L), but the gel-like precursor and scorodite crystals were not obtained in the absence of Fe(II). The As(V) concentration in solution affected the overall scorodite formation rate. Imperfect octahedral-shaped scorodite crystals with larger diameters were observed at lower As(V) concentration (25 g/L), which was attributed to the lower AsO4 31 concentration. This study provides important information for As treatment through scorodite crystal formation using the hematite addition method.
AB - Scorodite crystal formation on a hematite (Fe2O3) surface in excess Fe(II) solution containing As(V) was observed under various conditions using the direct hematite addition method. Gel-like precursors initially formed and covered the entire hematite surface. Scorodite crystal nuclei then appeared preferentially on the grain boundaries of each hematite crystal, rather than on the flat hematite crystal surface. These grew into faceted crystalline scorodite particles through stepwise structure formation. The effects of solution temperature (50, 70, and 95°C), initial solution pH (0.6, 0.9, and 1.6), initial Fe(II) concentration (0, 25, and 55.9 g/L), and initial As concentration (25 and 50 g/L) on gel-like precursor and scorodite crystal formation were comprehensively investigated. The reaction temperature only affected the scorodite crystal formation rate and not the crystal shape in the studied range of 5095°C. Octahedral faceted scorodite was obtained at all temperatures studied. The solution pH strongly affected scorodite crystal formation, with a higher pH favoring scorodite formation in the studied range of pH 0.61.6. Scorodite crystals were not obtained at pH 0.6 because of the lower AsO4 31 concentration in solution. Octahedral faceted scorodite crystals were also obtained at a lower Fe(II) concentration (25 g/L), but the gel-like precursor and scorodite crystals were not obtained in the absence of Fe(II). The As(V) concentration in solution affected the overall scorodite formation rate. Imperfect octahedral-shaped scorodite crystals with larger diameters were observed at lower As(V) concentration (25 g/L), which was attributed to the lower AsO4 31 concentration. This study provides important information for As treatment through scorodite crystal formation using the hematite addition method.
KW - Arsenic
KW - Gel-like precursor
KW - Hematite
KW - Scorodite
KW - Tablet surface
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U2 - 10.2320/matertrans.M-M2019859
DO - 10.2320/matertrans.M-M2019859
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85078894963
VL - 61
SP - 402
EP - 411
JO - Materials Transactions
JF - Materials Transactions
SN - 1345-9678
IS - 2
ER -