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The Standard Gibbs Energy of Formation of Fe(II)Fe(III) Hydroxide Sulfate Green Rust

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 January 2024

Karina Barbara Ayala-Luis ,
Christian Bender Koch  and
Hans Christian Bruun Hansen
Karina Barbara Ayala-Luis*
Affiliation:
Department of Basic Sciences and Environment, Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Thorvaldsensvej 40, DK-1871, Frederiksberg C., Denmark
Christian Bender Koch
Affiliation:
Department of Basic Sciences and Environment, Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Thorvaldsensvej 40, DK-1871, Frederiksberg C., Denmark
Hans Christian Bruun Hansen
Affiliation:
Department of Basic Sciences and Environment, Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Thorvaldsensvej 40, DK-1871, Frederiksberg C., Denmark
*
* E-mail address of corresponding author: kayala@life.ku.dk
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Abstract

Mixed FeIIFeIII hydroxides, commonly referred to as ‘green rusts’ (GRs), are important reactive phases in both man-made and natural geochemical systems. Determinations of the standard Gibbs energy of formation of GRs are needed to understand and predict the occurrence and possible reactions of GRs in these systems. Slow acid titration of crystalline green rust sulfate (GRSO4\$\end{document}) with the formation of magnetite was used as a novel method to determine the standard Gibbs energy of formation of GRSO4\$\end{document}, ΔfGo(GRSO4)\$\end{document}. Aqueous suspensions of GRSO4\$\end{document}, with pH slightly >8, were titrated slowly with 1 M H2SO4 until pH = 3 under strict anoxic conditions. Powder X-ray diffraction and Mössbauer analysis revealed that magnetite was the only solid phase formed during the initial part of the titration, where the equilibrium pH was maintained above 7.0. The ratio of Fe2+ release to consumption of protons confirmed the stoichiometry of dissolution of GRSO4\$\end{document} and the formation of magnetite at equilibrium conditions. The estimate of the absolute value of ΔfGo(GRSO4)\$\end{document} was −3819.43±6.44 kJ mol−1 + y × [ΔfGo(H2O(1))], where y is the number of interlayer water molecules per formula unit. The logarithm of the solubility product, log Ksp, was estimated to be −139.2±4.8 and is invariable with y. Using the new value for ΔfGo(GRSO4)\$\end{document}, the reduction potentials of several GRSO4\$\end{document}-Fe oxide couples were evaluated, with the GRSO4\$\end{document}-magnetite half cell showing the smallest redox potential at pH 7 and free ion activities of 10−3.

Keywords

Acid TitrationGibbs Energy of FormationGreen RustLayered Double HydroxidesMagnetiteMössbauer SpectroscopySolubility Product
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Clays and Clay Minerals , Volume 56 , Issue 6 , December 2008 , pp. 633 - 644
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Copyright © 2008, The Clay Minerals Society

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