Cations arsenic

An interesting benzothiazarsolium arsenic cation (49) has been isolated from the reaction of the chlorobenzoth-iazarsole (48) with AICI3 in CH2CI2 (eqnation 30). The spectroscopic data and the X-ray structure confirm in (49) a dicoordinate cationic environment around arsenic. Part of the... 

The cis and trans isomeric mixtures of di-oxolane congeners bearing sulfur, phosphorus, or arsenic cationic heads (113-115)dis-play lower muscarinic effects than the corresponding nitrogen system (153). 

The reduction is accelerated by heating. It takes place only in strongly acid solution, since only arsenic cations or undissociated arsenic hahdes react with stannous chloride. In weakly acidified solutions, arsenic anions are present but no cations, because of the hydrolysis ... 

Xeaoa difluoride behaves as a fluoride ioa doaor toward many metal pentafluorides to form complex salts containing the XeF" and Xe2F" 2 cations (10). In reactions with the pentafluorides of arsenic, antimony, and mthenium, for example, it forms the salts Xe2F" 2AsF(, [21308-45-2], XeF" AsF(, [26024-71-5], [12528-47-1], XeF+Sbp-g [36539-18-1], [17679-45-7], [15364-10-0], [36539-19-2], [26297-25-6],... 

Solvent extraction—purification of wet-process phosphoric acid is based on preferential extraction of H PO by an organic solvent vs the cationic impurities present in the acid. Because selectivity of acid over anionic impurities is usually not sufficient, precipitation or evaporation steps are included in the purification process for removal. Cmde wet-process acid is typically concentrated and clarified prior to extraction to remove post-precipitated sludge and improve partition of the acid into the solvent. Concentration also partially eliminates fluoride by evaporation of HF and/or SiF. Chemical precipitation of sulfate (as Ba or Ca salts), fluorosiUcates (as Na salt), and arsenic (as sulfides) may also be used as a prepurification step preceding solvent extraction. 

Arsenic Sulfides. The physical properties of the common arsenic sulfides are given in Table 3. Numerous arsenic sulfides have been reported as well as compounds containing the As2S" 4 cation [77825-63-9] (24). 

In the recovery of cadmium from fumes evolved in the Imperial Smelting process for the treatment of lead—zinc concentrates, cadmium is separated from arsenic using a cation-exchange resin such as Zeocarb 225 or Ambedite 120 (14,15). Cadmium is absorbed on the resin and eluted with a brine solution. The cadmium may then be recovered direcdy by galvanic precipitation. 

In addition to effects on the concentration of anions, the redox potential can affect the oxidation state and solubility of the metal ion directly. The most important examples of this are the dissolution of iron and manganese under reducing conditions. The oxidized forms of these elements (Fe(III) and Mn(IV)) form very insoluble oxides and hydroxides, while the reduced forms (Fe(II) and Mn(II)) are orders of magnitude more soluble (in the absence of S( — II)). The oxidation or reduction of the metals, which can occur fairly rapidly at oxic-anoxic interfaces, has an important "domino" effect on the distribution of many other metals in the system due to the importance of iron and manganese oxides in adsorption reactions. In an interesting example of this, it has been suggested that arsenate accumulates in the upper, oxidized layers of some sediments by diffusion of As(III), Fe(II), and Mn(II) from the deeper, reduced zones. In the aerobic zone, the cations are oxidized by oxygen, and precipitate. The solids can then oxidize, as As(III) to As(V), which is subsequently immobilized by sorption onto other Fe or Mn oxyhydroxide particles (Takamatsu et al, 1985). 

It may be necessary to segregate waste streams containing elevated concentrations of arsenic and selenium, especially waste streams with concentrations in excess of lmg/L for these pollutants. Arsenic and selenium form anionic acids in solution (most other metals act as cations) and require special preliminary treatment prior to conventional metals treatment. Lime, a source of calcium ions, is effective in reducing arsenic and selenium concentrations when the initial concentration is below lmg/L. However, preliminary treatment with sodium sulfide at a low pH (i.e., 1-3) may be required for waste streams with concentrations in excess of lmg/L.22 The sulfide reacts with the anionic acids to form insoluble sulfides that are readily separated by means of filtration. 

Precipitation is the most promising method for immobilizing dissolvable metals such as lead, cadmium, zinc, and iron.15 Some forms of arsenic, chromium, mercury, and some fatty acids can also be treated by precipitation.47 The common precipitating chemicals for metal cations are sulfide, phosphate, hydroxide, or carbonate. Among them, sulfide is the most promising, because sulfides have low solubility over a broad pH range. Precipitation is most applicable to sites with sand or coarse silt strata. 

In aqueous geochemistry, the important distinguishing property of metals is that, in general, they have a positive oxidation state (donate electrons to form cations in solution), but nonmetals have a negative oxidation state (receive electrons to form anions in solution). In reality, there is no clear dividing line between metals and nonmetals. For example, arsenic, which is classified as a nonmetal, behaves like a metal in its commonest valence states and is commonly listed as such. Other nonmetals, such as selenium, behave more like nonmetals. 

The precipitation of arsenic with H2S gas in the normal condition could occur only in strongly acidic medium whereas another cation of the second group Cd(II), precipitates only in faintly acidic medium, therefore, the precipitation of both cadmium and arsenic with H2S gas in the same solution was not easily possible. To precipitate both in the same solution, the H2S gas is conventionally first passed into the strongly acidic original solution of basic radicals followed by its bubbling into the diluted solution. To examine the role of ultrasound on the precipitation of arsenic in faintly acidic or neutral medium, few experiments were carried out. The results obtained showed effective precipitation of arsenic even in mild reaction solutions, with their pH ranging from 5.1 to 8.8. under ultrasonic field. Hence Cd2+ and As3+/5+ both could be precipitated in the same solution at low pH under the... 

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