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Reduction and Oxidation of Fe3+ in Dioctahedral Smectites — 1: Reduction with Hydrazine and Dithionite

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 July 2024

I. Rozenson  and
L. Heller-Kallai
I. Rozenson
Affiliation:
Dept. of Geology, Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel
L. Heller-Kallai
Affiliation:
Dept. of Geology, Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel
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Abstract

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Hydrazine and dithionite, both of which are strong reducing agents, react differently with various dioctahedral smectites. Both the nature of the reducing agent and the structure of the clay affect the course of the reaction. Hydrazine reduces octahedral Fe3+ efficiently if the mineral has a low tetrahedral charge. The reducing action of dithionite does not depend upon the charge.

The results obtained by different physical methods of investigation suggest that reduction of iron is associated with protonation of an adjacent OH group. The Fe2+ formed is readily re-oxidised but the structural changes occurring on reduction are reversible only when Al-OH-Fe, but not when Fe-OH-Fe associations are involved. Reaction mechanisms are proposed and changes in the distribution of iron in the octahedral sites are discussed.

Type
Research Article
Information
Clays and Clay Minerals , Volume 24 , Issue 6 , December 1976 , pp. 271 - 282
Copyright
Copyright © 1976 The Clay Minerals Society

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