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Influence of Structural and Adsorbed Si on the Transformation of Synthetic Ferrihydrite

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 April 2024

R. K. Vempati  and
R. H. Loeppert
R. K. Vempati
Affiliation:
Department of Soil and Crop Sciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843
R. H. Loeppert
Affiliation:
Department of Soil and Crop Sciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843
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Abstract

The transformation of ferrihydrite to goethite and/or hematite, as influenced by the presence of co-precipitated Si, was investigated by infrared spectroscopy (IR), X-ray powder diffraction (XRD), and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). Ferrihydrite samples having Si/Fe molar ratios ranging from 0 to 1 were synthesized by reacting Fe2(SO4)3 with NaOH to an equilibrium pH of 8.2 in the presence of Na2SiO3. The XRD pattern of the Si-free sample contained five distinct but weak peaks, whereas the patterns of ferrihydrite samples containing Si had only two broad bands. With an increase of the Si/Fe molar ratio from 0.10 to 1.0, the 2.54-Å XRD peak shifted to 2.97 Å, and broad IR bands were observed at 990 cm−1 (Si-O stretching region) and 450 cm−1 (silicate bending region). The intensities of both IR bands increased with increasing Si/Fe molar ratio.

Ferrihydrite samples were incubated at room temperature in sodium acetate/acetic acid buffer solutions at pH 3, 5, 7, and 10 and in CaCO3 suspension at pH 8.3 for 10 months. Additional samples were incubated at pH 12.5 at 24°, 40°, 60°, and 91°C for 36 hr. Room-temperature incubation of ferrihydrite samples having Si/Fe molar ratios ≥0.1 at pH 3 for one week resulted in the dissolution of Fe and the precipitation of silica gel. Ferrihydrite samples having Si/Fe molar ratios ≤0.05 transformed to poorly crystalline goethite during room-temperature incubation at pH 5. The rate of transformation and the degree of crystallinity of the product were inversely related to Si/Fe molar ratio, and, with heat treatment, were also dependent on incubation temperature. Siliceous ferrihydrite samples having Si/Fe molar ratios ≥0.10 did not transform to phases having greater crystallinity during incubation at either room temperature in buffered solutions at pH ≥7 for as long as 10 months or at pH 12.5 at 91°C for 36 hr. The XRD peak at 2.97 Å did not shift significantly during incubation procedures, providing evidence that the structure of the high-Si ferrihydrite was not significantly altered.

Keywords

AdsorptionCrystal structureFerrihydriteInfrared spectroscopySiliconSynthesisX-ray powder diffraction
Type
Research Article
Information
Clays and Clay Minerals , Volume 37 , Issue 3 , June 1989 , pp. 273 - 279
Copyright
Copyright © 1989, The Clay Minerals Society

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Contribution from the Texas Agricultural Experiment Station as Journal Series TA 22847.

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