Colloidal manganese arsenate

Colloidal manganese arsenate may be obtained in an analogous way to that described for cadmium and cobalt arsenates.7 If concentrated solutions of manganous chloride and potassium dihydrogen arsenate are mixed at the ordinary temperature, a solid jelly is formed, which remains stable for weeks but finally, rose-coloured crystals separate and the jelly partly liquefies.8 The essential constituent of the jelly appears to be the monohydrogen arsenate, MnHAs04, and the crystals are the monohydrate, MnHAs04.Ha0. 

Iron and aluminum precipitate out when treated with ammonia and are removed by filtration. Other metals, such as copper, zinc, lead and arsenic are precipitated and removed as sulfides upon passing hydrogen sufide through the solution. Colloidal particles of metaUic sulfides and sulfur are removed by treatment with iron(ll) sulfide. The purified solution of manganese(ll) sulfate is then electrolyzed in an electrolytic cell using lead anode and HasteUoy or Type 316 stainless steel cathode, both of which are resistant to acid. Manganese is deposited on the cathode as a thin film. 

Precipitation refers to dissolved species (such as As(V) oxyanions) in water or other liquids reacting with other dissolved species (such as Ca2+, Fe3+, or manganese cations) to form solid insoluble reaction products. Precipitation may result from evaporation, oxidation, reduction, changes in pH, or the mixing of chemicals into an aqueous solution. For example, As(V) oxyanions in acid mine drainage could flow into a nearby pond and react with Ca2+ to precipitate calcium arsenates. The resulting precipitates may settle out of the host liquid, remain suspended, or possibly form colloids. Like sorption, precipitation is an important process that affects the movement of arsenic in natural environments and in removing arsenic from contaminated water (Chapters 3 and 7). 

Like sediments, colloids are often important in sorbing and transporting arsenic in soils (Sadiq, 1997 Waychunas, Kim and Banheld, 2005). Colloids may consist of clay minerals, organic matter, calcium carbonate, and various aluminum, manganese, and iron (oxy)(hydr)oxides (Sadiq, 1997). Important iron (oxy)(hydr)oxides include goethite, akaganeite (/J-FeO(OH)), hematite, ferrihydrites, and schwertman-... 

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