Hostname: page-component-848d4c4894-4rdrl Total loading time: 0 Render date: 2024-06-24T00:37:25.248Z Has data issue: false hasContentIssue false
  • English
  • Français

Arsenic Sorption onto Soils Enriched in Mn and Fe Minerals

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 January 2024

Eleonora Deschamps ,
Virginia S. T. Ciminelli ,
Peter G. Weidler  and
Aline Y. Ramos
Eleonora Deschamps
Affiliation:
State Environmental Agency-FEAM, Brazil
Virginia S. T. Ciminelli*
Affiliation:
Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, UFMG, Brazil
Peter G. Weidler
Affiliation:
Institute for Technical Chemistry, Water- and Geotechnology (ITC-WGT), Forschungszentrum Karlsruhe-FZK, Germany
Aline Y. Ramos*
Affiliation:
Laboratório Nacional de Luz Síncrotron-LNLS/Campinas SP, Brazil
*
*E-mail address of corresponding author: ciminelli@demet.ufmg.br
†Present address: LMCP, UMR7590 CNRS, Paris, France
Get access Rights & Permissions [Opens in a new window]

Abstract

The As sorption capacity of a natural Mn and Fe mineral-containing sample from the Iron Quadrangle province, Brazil, was investigated. A detailed mineralogical identification was obtained by combining X-ray diffraction analyses (with Rietveld refinement), X-ray fluorescence spectroscopy, optical microscopy, and scanning electron microscopy coupled with X-ray energy dispersive spectrometry-EDS. The oxidation state of the adsorbed As species was determined by X-ray absorption near edge structure spectroscopy. The results demonstrate that the presence of naturally occurring Mn oxides promotes the effective oxidation of As (III) to As(V). Also, the Mn minerals show a significant uptake of both the trivalent and pentavalent As species. This study demonstrates that the combined influences of As(III) depletion by oxidation and adsorption on a natural oxide sample consisting of Mn minerals and Fe oxides may effectively contribute to the reduction the As concentration in waters.

Keywords

AdsorptionArsenateArsenicArseniteFe OxidesMn OxidesXANES
Type
Research Article
Information
Clays and Clay Minerals , Volume 51 , Issue 2 , April 2003 , pp. 197 - 204
Copyright
Copyright © 2003, The Clay Minerals Society

Access options

Get access to the full version of this content by using one of the access options below. (Log in options will check for institutional or personal access. Content may require purchase if you do not have access.)

References

Burns, R.G., (1979) Marine Minerals Washington, D.C. Mineralogical Society of America 380 pp.Google Scholar
Davis, J.A. and Leckie, J.O., (1980) Surface ionization and complexation at the oxide/water interface. 3 Adsorption of anions Journal of Colloid and Interface Science 74 32–43 10.1016/0021-9797(80)90168-X.Google Scholar
Driehaus, W. Seith, R. and Jekel, M., (1995) Oxidation of arsenate(III) with manganese oxides in water treatment Water Research 29 297–305 10.1016/0043-1354(94)E0089-O.Google Scholar
Fendorf, S. Eick, M.J. Grossl, P. and Sparks, D.L., (1997) Arsenate and chromate retention mechanisms on goethite. 1. Surface structure Environmental Science & Technology 31 315–320 10.1021/es950653t.Google Scholar
Ferguson, J.G. and Anderson, M.A. (1974) Chemical form of arsenic in water supplies and their removal. Proceedings of the Symposium of Chemical Water Supply, Treatment and Distribution, pp. 137–158.Google Scholar
Ferguson, J.G. and Davis, J., (1972) A review of the arsenic cycle in natural waters Water Resources 6 1259 1274.Google Scholar
Foster, A.L. Braun, G.E. Jr Tingle, T.N. and Parks, G.A., (1998) Quantitative arsenic speciation in mine tailings using X-ray absorption spectroscopy American Mineralogist 83 553–568 10.2138/am-1998-5-616.Google Scholar
Fuller, C.C. Davis, J.A. and Waychunas, G.A., (1993) Surface chemistry of ferrihydrite: Part 2. Kinetics of arsenate adsorption and coprecipitation Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta 57 2271–2282 10.1016/0016-7037(93)90568-H.Google Scholar
Gosh, M.M. and Yuan, J.R., (1987) Adsorption of inorganic ars enic and organoars enicals on hydrous oxides Environmental Progress 6 150–157 10.1002/ep.670060325.Google Scholar
Gupta, S.K. and Chen, Y.K., (1978) Arsenic removal by adsorption Journal of Water Pollution Control Federation 50 493 506.Google Scholar
Isaacson, A.E. Corwin, R.R. Jeffers, T.H., Harris, B. and Krause, E., (1994) Arsenic removal using immobilized ferric oxyhydroxides Proceedings ofthe International Symposion on Impurity Control and Disposal in Hydrometallurgical Processes Canada CIM 47 55.Google Scholar
Ladeira, A.C. Ciminelli, V.S.T. and Meunier, F., (1998) Arsenic immobilization by adsorption on clay minerals Fundamentals of Adsorption France Elsevier 515–520 Vol. 6 .Google Scholar
Ladeira, A.C. Ciminelli, V.S.T. and Young, C., (2000) Mobility of As(III) and As(V) in soils Minor Elements 2000: processing and environmental aspects of As, Sb, Se, Te, and Bi USA SME-AIME 191 198.Google Scholar
Ladeira, A.C.Q. Ciminelli, V.S.T. Alves, M.C.M. Duarte, H.A. and Ramos, A.Y., (2001) Mechanism of anion retention from EXAFS and density functional calculations: Arsenic (V) adsorbed on gibbsite Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta 65 1211–1217 10.1016/S0016-7037(00)00581-0.Google Scholar
Manceau, A., (1995) The mechanism of anion adsorption on iron oxides: Evidence for the bonding of arsenate tetrahedral on free Fe(O,OH)6 edges Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta 59 3647–3653 10.1016/0016-7037(95)00275-5.Google Scholar
Manning, B.A. Fendorf, S.E. and Goldberg, S., (1998) Surface structures and stability of arsenic(III) on goethite: spectroscopic evidence for inner-sphere complexes Environmental Science & Technology 32 2383–2388 10.1021/es9802201.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Matschullat, J. Borba, R.P. Deschamps, E. Figueiredo, B.F. Gabrio, T. and Schwenk, M., (2000) Human and environmental contamination in the Iron Quadrangle, Brazil Applied Geochemistry 15 181–190 10.1016/S0883-2927(99)00039-6.Google Scholar
Moore, J.N. Walker, J.R. and Hayes, T.H., (1990) Reaction scheme for the oxidation of As(III) to As(V) by birnessite Clays and Clay Minerals 38 549–555 10.1346/CCMN.1990.0380512.Google Scholar
Mortazavi, S. Volchek, K. and Whittaker, H., (1993) The removal of arsenic from water by adsorption and microfiltration Proceedings of the 10th Technical Seminar on Chemical Spills New Brunswick, Canada St. John 9 29.Google Scholar
Nishimura, T. Umetsu, Y., Harris, B. and Krause, E., (1994) Removal of arsenic(III), arsenic(V) with manganese from aqueous solution by ozonation Proceedings of the International Symposium on Impurity Control and Disposal in Hydrometallurgical Processes Canada CIM 91 100.Google Scholar
Oscarson, D.W. Huang, P.M. Defosse, C. and Herbillon, A., (1981) Oxidative power of Mn(IV) and Fe(III) oxides with respect to As(III) in terrestrial and aquatic environments Nature 291 50–51 10.1038/291050a0.Google Scholar
Pierce, M.L. and Moore, C.B., (1980) Adsorption of arsenite on amorphous iron hydroxide from dilute aqueous solution Environmental Science Technology 14 214–216 10.1021/es60162a011.Google Scholar
Pierce, M.L. and Moore, C.B., (1982) Adsorption of arsenite and arsenate on amorphous iron hydroxide Water Research 16 1247–1253 10.1016/0043-1354(82)90143-9.Google Scholar
Schulze, D.G., (1984) The influence of aluminum on iron oxides. VIII. Unit cell dimensions of Al-substituted goethite and estimation of Al from them Clays and Clay Minerals 32 36–44 10.1346/CCMN.1984.0320105.Google Scholar
Schwertmann, U. and Carlson, L., (1994) Aluminum influences on iron oxides: XVII. Unit cell parameters and aluminum substitution of natural goethites Soil Science Society of America Journal 58 256–261 10.2136/sssaj1994.03615995005800010039x.Google Scholar
Scott, M.J. and Morgan, J.J., (1995) Reactions at oxide surfaces. Oxidation of As(III) by synthetic birnessite Environmental Science & Technology 29 1898–1905 10.1021/es00008a006.Google Scholar
Stanjek, H. and Schwertmann, U., (1992) The influences of aluminum on iron oxides. XVI: Hydroxyl and aluminum substitution in synthetic hematites Clays and Clay Minerals 40 347–354 10.1346/CCMN.1992.0400316.Google Scholar
Sun, X. and Doner, H.E., (1996) An investigation of arsenate and arsenite bonding structures on goethite by FTIR Soil Science 161 865–872 10.1097/00010694-199612000-00006.Google Scholar
Sun, X. and Doner, H.E., (1998) Adsorption and oxidation of arsenic on goethite Soil Science 163 278–287 10.1097/00010694-199804000-00003.Google Scholar
Sun, X. Doner, H.E. and Zavarin, M., (1999) Spectroscopy study of arsenite [AsIII] oxidation on Mn-substituted goethite Clays and Clay Minerals 47 474–480 10.1346/CCMN.1999.0470409.Google Scholar
Sung, W. and Morgan, J.J., (1981) Oxidative removal of Mn(II) from solution catalyzed by the lepidocrocite surface Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta 45 2377–2383 10.1016/0016-7037(81)90091-0.Google Scholar
Tolentino, H.C.N. Ramos, A.Y. Alves, M.C.M. Barrea, R.A. Tamura, E. Cezar, J.C. and Watanabe, A., (2001) 2.3 to 25 keV XAS beam line at the LNLS Journal of Synchrontron Radiation 8 1040–1046 10.1107/S0909049501005143.Google Scholar
Varentsov, I.M., (1964) Sedimentary Manganese Ores Amsterdam Elsevier Publishing Co. 119 pp.Google Scholar
Waychunas, G.A. Rea, B.A. Fuller, C.C. and Davis, J.A., (1993) Surface chemistry of ferrihydrite: Part 1. EXAFS studies of the geometry of coprecipitated and adsorbed arsenate Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta 57 2251–2269 10.1016/0016-7037(93)90567-G.Google Scholar
Waychunas, G.A. Davis, J.A. and Fuller, C.C., (1995) Geometry of sorbed arsenate on ferrihydrite and crystalline FeOOH: Re-evaluation of EXAFS results and topological factors in predicting sorbate geometry, evidence for mono-dentate complexes Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta 59 3655–3661 10.1016/0016-7037(95)00276-6.Google Scholar
Weidler, P.G. Luster, J. Schneider, J. Sticher, H. and Gehring, A.U., (1998) The Rietveld method applied to the quantitative mineralogical and chemical characterization of ferralitic soil European Journal of Soil Science 49 95–106 10.1046/j.1365-2389.1998.00138.x.Google Scholar
Young, R., (1993) The Rietveld Methods UK International Union of Crystallography, Oxford University Press 300 pp.Google Scholar
Young, R.S., (1971) Chemical Analysis in Extractive Metallurgy New York Barnes & Noble Inc. 427 pp.Google Scholar
Zouboulis, A.I. and Kydros, K.A., (1993) Arsenic (III) and arsenic (V) removal from solutions by pyrite fines Separation Science Technology 28 2440–2463 10.1080/01496399308019748.Google Scholar