Goethite properties

As in the case of Al, other cations which replace Fe " also modify goethite properties. The yellow colour of pure goethite turns reddish upon incorporation of Cr ",... 

Fig. XIII-9. The dependence of the flotation properties of goethite on surface charge. Upper curves are potential as a function of pH at different concentrations of sodium chloride lower curves are the flotation recovery in 10 M solutions of dodecylammo-nium chloride, sodium dodecyl sulfate, or sodium dodecyl sulfonate. (From Ref. 99.)...

Iron Oxide Reds. From a chemical point of view, red iron oxides are based on the stmcture of hematite, a-Fe202, and can be prepared in various shades, from orange through pure red to violet. Different shades are controlled primarily by the oxide s particle si2e, shape, and surface properties. Production. Four methods are commercially used in the preparation of iron oxide reds two-stage calcination of FeS047H2 O precipitation from an aqueous solution thermal dehydration of yellow goethite, a-FeO(OH) and oxidation of synthetic black oxide, Fe O. ... 

The final product of all the above processes is iron(III) oxide, a-Fe202, but its properties are deterrnined by the method of preparation. Thermal dehydration of goethite yields a pigment of lowest (4.5 g/cm ) density. The highest (5.2 g/cm ) density pigment is one prepared by two-stage calcination. The particle si2e varies from 0.3 to 4 p.m the refractive index varies from 2.94 to 3.22. 

Liu F, De Cristofaro A, Violante A (2001) Effect of pH phosphate and oxalate on the adsorption/desorption of arsenate on/from goethite. Soil Sci 166 197-208 Livesey NT, Huang PM (1981) Adsorption of arsenate by soils and its relation to selected properties and anions. Soil Sci 131 88-94 Manceau A (1995) The mechanism of anion adsorption on iron oxides Evidence for the bonding of arsenate tetrahedra on free Fe(0, OH)6 edges. Geochim Cosmochim Acta 59 3647-3653. 

AMD are often very heterogeneous and reactive systems. Therefore, to describe their properties is often an issue of analytical concern as it is difficult to obtain representative samples of the affected watercourses. The instability of AMD is related to the formation and transformations of ochre-products, such as jarosite, schwertmannite and goethite (Bigham et al. 1996). Mineralogical transformations involving these ochre-precipitates have been the subject of intensive research (Kawano Tomita 2001 Kim et al. 2002 Knorr Blodau... 

Like X-ray diffraction patterns, neutron and electron diffraction patterns provide averaged information about the structure of a compound. Details of these techniques are given in works by Hirsch et al. (1965) and West (1988). Neutron diffraction involves interaction of neutrons with the nuclei of the atoms. As the neutrons are scattered relatively evenly by all the atoms in the compound, they serve to indicate the positions of the protons in an oxide hydroxide. This technique has been applied to elucidation of the structure and/or magnetic properties of goethite (Szytula et al., 1968 Forsyth et al., 1968), akaganeite (Szytula et al., 1970), lepidocrocite (Oles et al., 1970 Christensen Norlund-Christensen, 1978), hematite (Samuelson Shirane, 1970 Fernet et al., 1984) and wiistite (Roth, 1960 Cheetham et al., 1971 Battle Cheetham, 1979). A neutron diffractogram of a 6-line ferrihydrite was recently produced by Jansen et al. (2002) and has helped to refine its structure (see chap. 2). 

Tab. 8.5 Apparent surface thermodynamic properties for goethite and hematite at 298.15K (see Diakonov et al. 1994)...

Ternary adsorption of humic molecules and Ca ions modified the surface charge and the colloidal behaviour of goethite (Tipping and Cooke, 1982). Fe oxides in natural environments often form in the presence of or through the activity of, micro-organisms (see Chap. 17). The adsorption properties of the oxides may, therefore, be modified by adsorbed organic molecules and ternary Fe-OCO-M complexes (CO-org. 

Al substitution (0.09-0.16 mol mol ) had no definite effect on the photochemical dissolution of substituted goethite in oxalate at pH 2.6 (Cornell Schindler, 1987). On the other hand, Al substitution depressed the initial (linear) stage of dissolution of synthetic goethites and hematites in mixed dithionite/citrate/bicarbonate solutions (Fig. 12.22) (Torrent et al., 1987). As the variation in initial surface area has already been accounted for, the scatter of data in this figure is presumably due to variations in other crystal properties such as disorder and micropores. Norrish and Taylor (1961) noted that as Al substitution in soil goethites increased, the rate of reductive dissolution dropped (see also Jeanroy et al., 1991). 

Tab. 12.5 Properties of soil goethites and their dissolution rates in 6 M HCI at25°C...

In general, foreign species in the system can have two different effects on the transformation of ferrihydrite to other Fe oxides they can either modify the rate of the transformation, usually by slowing the process, or change the composition (mainly the hematite/goethite ratio) and properties of the end product. Two principal mechanisms of interaction operate ... 

Various well-known industrial and municipal waste products particularly those from the base metal industry, contain appreciable amounts of Fe oxides which may make them suitable for remediation purposes. Two examples from industry are the residues from the alumina and the titanium industries. The extraction of either Al or Ti from the natural ores (bauxite and ilmenite/rutile, respectively) leaves behind an alkaline and acidic (sulphuric) residue, respectively, in which Fe oxides are enriched, as indicated by their names Red Mud and Red Gypsum . A sample of Red gypsum is reported to contain ca. 35% of Fe oxide consisting of goethite and hematite, half of which was oxalate soluble (Fauziah et al., 1996). As expected, this material had an appreciable adsorption capacity for phosphate and heavy metals and, if added to soils, could confer these properties on them (Peacock Rimmer, 2000),... 

Barron,V Rendon, J.L. Torrent, J. Serna, C.J, (1984) Relation of infrared, crystallochemical, and morphological properties of Al-substi-tuted hematites. Clays Clay Min. 32 475-479 Barrow, J.J. Cox,V.C. (1992) The effects of pH and chloride concentration on mercury sorption. I. Goethite. J. Soil Sci. 43 437-450 Barrow, N. Madrid, L. Posner, A.M. (1981) A partial model for the rate of adsorption and desorption of phosphate by goethite. J. Soil Sci. 32 399-407... 

Cerpa, A. Garcia-Gonzalez, M.T. Tartaj, P. Re-quena, J. Garcell, L. Serna, C.J. (1999) Mineral-content and particle-size effects on the colloidal properties of concentrated lateri-tic suspensions. Clays Clay Min. 47 515-521 Cervini-Silva, J. Sposito, G. (2002) Steady-state dissolution kinetics of aluminum-goethite in the presence of desferrioxamine-B and oxalate. Environ. Sci. Technol. 36 337-342 Cesco, S. Rdmheld.V. Varanini, Z. Pinton,... 

Cornell, R.M. (1991) Simultaneous incorporation of Mn, Ni and Co in the goethite (a-FeOOH) structure. Clay Min. 26 427-430 Cornell, R.M. (1992) Preparation and properties of Si substituted akaganeite (P-FeOOH). Z. Pflanzenemahr. Bodenk. 155 449-453 Cornell, R.M. Giovanoli, R. Schindler, P.W. (1987) Effect of silicate species on the transformation of ferrihydrite into goethite and hematite in alkaline media. Clays Clay Min. 35 12-28... 

Diakonov, I. Khodakovsky I. Schott, J. Sergeeva, E. (1994) Thermodynamic properties of iron oxides and hydroxides. I. Surface and bulk thermodynamic properties of goethite (a-FeOOH) up to 500 K. Fur. J. Min. 6 967-983... 

Fey, M.V. Dixon, J.B. (1981) Synthesis and properties of poorly crystalline hydrated aluminous goethites. Clays Clay Min. 29 91-100... 

Properties of goethites prepared under acid and basic conditions in the presence of silicate. J. Coll. Interf. Sci. 216 106-115... 

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