Oxidized iron ions

The abihty of iron to exist in two stable oxidation states, ie, the ferrous, Fe ", and ferric, Fe ", states in aqueous solutions, is important to the role of iron as a biocatalyst (79) (see Iron compounds). Although the cytochromes of the electron-transport chain contain porphyrins like hemoglobin and myoglobin, the iron ions therein are involved in oxidation—reduction reactions (78). Catalase is a tetramer containing four atoms of iron peroxidase is a monomer having one atom of iron. The iron in these enzymes also undergoes oxidation and reduction (80). 

Cerium(IV) oxidizes ferrous ion to ferric and the cerium ions are stable under the conditions of a molten silicate—glass bath. Furthermore, cerium itself has no absorption ia the visible region. Economical additions of cerium, as cerium concentrate, enable the efficient use of raw materials containing trace quantities of iron (26). 

Iron fouling is caused by both forms of iron ions the insoluble form will coat the resin bead surface and the soluble form can exchange and attach to exchange sites on the resin bead. These exchanged ions can be oxidized by subsequent cycles and precipitate ferric oxide within the bead interior. 

The mechanism of inhibition by the salts of the long chain fatty acids has been examined . It was concluded that, in the case of the lead salts, metallic lead was first deposited at certain points and that at these points oxygen reduction proceeded more easily, consequently the current density was kept sufficiently high to maintain ferric film formation in addition, any hydrogen peroxide present may assist in keeping the iron ions in the oxide film in the ferric condition, consequently the air-formed film is thickened until it becomes impervious to iron ions. The zinc, calcium and sodium salts are not as efficient inhibitors as the lead salts and recent work has indicated that inhibition is due to the formation of ferric azelate, which repairs weak spots in the air-formed film. This conclusion has been confirmed by the use of C labelled azelaic acid, which was found to be distributed over the surface of the mild steel in a very heterogeneous manner. ... 

The equation for a net chemical reaction represents the overall transformation of reactants into products. Thus, thallium Ill) ions oxidize iron(II) ions according to Eq. (1-1), and a secondary amine reacts with an aryl chloride as in Eq. (1-2). 

Peroxides Iron(II) sulfate + ammonium thiocyanate Peroxides rapidly oxidize iron(II) to iron(III) ions which react to yield brown-red iron(III) thiocyanate complexes. [31, 32]... 

Fig. 3. Theoretically expected cysteine Hj8 chemical shifts (ppm) for iron-sulfur proteins, together with associated temperature dependences (arrows). The arrows indicate the direction where the signals move when the temperature is rsiised. The signals Eiris-ing from systems containing nonequivEilent iron ions are labeled according to the ion to which the cysteine is bound. The case of reduced HiPIP is ansdogous to that of oxidized Fd.

The classical example of snch a device is a cell where thionine dye is used. Thionine is the oxidizing agent in the reaction T -r e + f TH. Thionine itself is hard to reduce electrochemically. Therefore, the mediating redox system Fe /Fe is used, which functions as an electron shnttle. The excited form of thionine, T, produced under illumination is readily rednced by divalent iron ions ... 

The concentration of an oxidative gel breaker can be measured by colorimetric methods, by periodically or continuously sampling the gel [341]. The colorimetric reagent is sensitive to oxidizing agents. It contains iron ions and thiocyanate. Thus the quantity of breaker added to the fracturing fluid can be controlled. 

These two mechanisms (DNA damage by OH or by activation of nucleases) are not mutually exclusive, i.e. they could both take place (Fig. 13.1). Indeed, there is evidence consistent with the existence of both mechanisms. Their relative importance may depend on the cell type used and on how the oxidative stress is imposed (Halliwell and Aruoma, 1991). For example, chelating agents that bind iron ions into chelates unable to generate OH (such as desferrioxamine. 

In contrast, it is accepted practice that referring to, for example, an iron(III) complex implies that this compound contains an iron ion with a high-, intermediate-, or low-spin electron configuration. Since n for a d" configuration is, at least in principle, a measurable quantity, it has been suggested [3] that an oxidation number n, which is derived from a known d configuration, should be specified as physical or spectroscopic oxidation number (state) [4—6]. 

Oxides Metal ion(s) + oxygen ion Haematite (composed of iron oxide), a red pigment and an iron ore Corundum (composed of aluminum oxide), an abrasive silica (composed of silicon dioxide), common sand... 

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