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Perez JPH, Tobler DJ, Benning LG. Synergistic inhibition of green rust crystallization by co-existing arsenic and silica. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE. PROCESSES & IMPACTS 2024; 26:632-643. [PMID: 38362760 DOI: 10.1039/d3em00458a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/17/2024]
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Arsenic and silica are known inhibitors of the crystallization of iron minerals from poorly ordered precursor phases. However, little is known about the effects of co-existing As and Si on the crystallization and long-term stability of mixed-valence Fe minerals such as green rust (GR). GR usually forms in anoxic, Fe2+-rich, near-neutral pH environments, where they influence the speciation and mobility of trace elements, nutrients and contaminants. In this work, the Fe2+-induced transformation of As- and/or Si-bearing ferrihydrite (FHY) was monitored at pH 8 ([As]initial = 100 μM, Si/As = 10) over 720 h. Our results showed that in the presence of As(III) + Si or As(V) + Si, GR sulfate (GRSO4) formation from FHY was up to four times slower compared to single species system containing only As(III), As(V) or Si. Co-existing As(III) + Si and As(V) + Si also inhibited GRSO4 transformation to magnetite, contrary to systems with only Si or As(V). Overall, our findings demonstrate the synergistic inhibitory effect of co-existing Si on the crystallization and solid-phase stability of As-bearing GRSO4, establishing an inhibitory effect ladder: As(III) + Si > As(V) + Si > As(III) > Si > As(V). This further highlights the importance of GR in potentially controlling the fate and mobility of As in ferruginous, Si-rich groundwater and sediments such as those in South and Southeast Asia.
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- Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, University of Copenhagen, 1871 Frederiksberg C, Denmark
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- GFZ German Research Center for Geosciences, Telegrafenberg, 14473 Potsdam, Germany.
- Department of Earth Sciences, Freie Universität Berlin, Malteserstrasse 74-100, 12249 Berlin, Germany
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Monroy-Licht A. Effect of phosphate on arsenic species uptake in plants under hydroponic conditions. JOURNAL OF PLANT RESEARCH 2023; 136:729-742. [PMID: 35179661 DOI: 10.1007/s10265-022-01381-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2021] [Accepted: 02/07/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Monothioarsenate (MTA) is a newly discovered arsenic (As) compound that can be formed under reduced sulfur conditions, mainly in paddy soil pore waters. It is structurally similar to arsenate As(V) and inorganic phosphate (Pi), which is taken up through phosphate transporters. Due to the similarity between As(V) and Pi, As(V) enters into plants instead of Pi. The important role played by phytochelatin (PC), glutathione (GSH), and the PC-vacuolar transporters ABCC1 and ABCC2 under As stress in plants is well known. However, the plant uptake and mechanisms surrounding MTA still have not been completely addressed. This investigation was divided in two stages: first, several hydroponic assays were set up to establish the sensibility-tolerance of wild-type Arabidopsis thaliana (accession Columbia-0, Col-0). Then Col-0 was used as a control plant to evaluate the effects of As(V) or MTA in (PC)-deficient mutant (cad1-3), glutathione biosynthesis mutant (cad2), and PC transport (abcc1-2). The inhibitory concentration (IC50) root length was calculated for both As species. According to the results, both arsenic species (As(V) and MTA) exhibited high toxicity for the genotypes evaluated. This could mean that these mechanisms play a constitutive role in MTA detoxification. Second, for the Pi-MTA and As(V)-Pi competition assays, a series of experiments on hydroponic seedlings of A. thaliana were carried out using Col-0 and a pht1;1. The plants were grown under increasing Pi concentrations (10 μM, 0.1 mM, or 1 mM) at 10 μM As(V) or 50 μM MTA. The total As concentration in the roots was significantly lower in plants exposed to MTA, there being less As content in the pht1;1 mutant at the lowest Pi concentrations tested compared with the As(V)/Pi treatments. In addition, a higher rate of As translocation from the roots to the shoots under MTA was observed in comparison to the As(V)-treatments.
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- Andrea Monroy-Licht
- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Cartagena, Cartagena de Indias, 130015, Colombia.
- Department of Chemistry and Biology, Universidad del Norte, Barranquilla, 081007, Colombia.
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Wang X, Xiao W, Wang J, Jones AM, Collins RN. The formation of sulfate-green rust through Fe(II) sorption to montmorillonite: Impacts on abiotic nitrate reduction. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2023; 868:161496. [PMID: 36642274 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.161496] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2022] [Revised: 01/04/2023] [Accepted: 01/05/2023] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Green rust (GR) minerals are generally considered to be effective reductants of pollutants and the electron transfer from aqueous Fe(II) to structural Fe(III) in montmorillonite has recently been discovered to be a pathway to GR formation at pH ∼7.8. In this study, we have further delineated the pH conditions and examined the effect of aqueous sulfate concentrations that allow for the formation of sulfate-GR through this unique pathway. Iron(II) sorption experiments demonstrated that the amount of 'sorbed' Fe(II) on montmorillonite semi-quantitatively transformed into sulfate-GR at pH values ≥7.5 in the presence of environmentally-relevant sulfate concentrations (i.e., 10 mM). However, excess sulfate concentrations (100 mM) resulted in comparatively less Fe(II) sorption and sulfate-GR was only observed to form at pH 8. As such, it was concluded that the degree of Fe(II) sorption to montmorillonite is critical to GR formation when aqueous Fe(II) and montmorillonite co-exist. In contrast to sulfate-GR minerals formed through other pathways (e.g., co-precipitation of dissolved Fe(II) and Fe(III) species), this montmorillonite-synthesized GR was significantly less reactive towards nitrate reduction, with <2.5 % of 0.2 mM nitrate being reduced over a 6-day period. This behaviour was correlated to reduction potential and it was, therefore, concluded that the relatively high reduction potential that occurs in the presence of montmorillonite exerts a significant influence on the rate of nitrate reduction by sulfate-GR to the point that it may not be a competitive process to microbiological nitrate denitrification. As such, the environmental relevance of green rust to nitrate reduction cannot be inferred simply by its presence, but rather the reduction potential of the environmental system in which it is found.
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- Xin Wang
- UNSW Water Research Centre, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia
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- UNSW Water Research Centre, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia.
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- UNSW Water Research Centre, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia
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- UNSW Water Research Centre, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia
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- UNSW Water Research Centre, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia
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Xing D, Koubaa A, Tao Y, Magdouli S, Li P, Bouafif H, Zhang J. Copper-Doped Carbon Nanodots with Superior Photocatalysis, Directly Obtained from Chromium-Copper-Arsenic-Treated Wood Waste. Polymers (Basel) 2022; 15:polym15010136. [PMID: 36616484 PMCID: PMC9823717 DOI: 10.3390/polym15010136] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/25/2022] [Revised: 12/19/2022] [Accepted: 12/23/2022] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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An ecofriendly approach was developed for preparing copper-doped carbon dots (CDs) with superior photocatalysis using chromium-copper-arsenic (CCA)-treated wood waste as a precursor. Original wood (W-CDs), CCA-treated wood (C-CDs), and bioremediation CCA wood (Y-CDs) were used as the precursors. The chemical composition and structural, morphological, and optical properties, as well as the photocatalytic ability of the synthesized CDs varied with wood type. The C-CDs and W-CDs had similar characteristics: quasispherical in shape and with a diameter of 2 to 4.5 nm. However, the Y-CDs particles were irregular and stacked together, with a size of 1.5-3 nm. The presence of nitrogen prevented the formation of an aromatic structure for those CDs fabricated from bioremediation CCA wood. The three synthesized CDs showed a broad absorption peak at 260 nm and a weak absorption peak at 320 nm. Proof of the model study for the fabrication of luminescent CDs from CCA wood waste for bioimaging was provided. The degradation rate of CD photocatalytic MB was 97.8% for 30 min. Copper doping gives the CDs electron acceptor properties, improving their photocatalytic efficiency. This study provides novel ways to prepare nanomaterials from decommissioned wood as a nontoxic and low-cost alternative to fluorescent dots.
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- Dan Xing
- Forest Research Institute, Université du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Rouyn-Noranda, QC J9X 5E4, Canada
- State Key Laboratory of Biobased Material and Green Papermaking, Qilu University of Technology, Shandong Academy of Sciences, Jinan 250353, China
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- Forest Research Institute, Université du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Rouyn-Noranda, QC J9X 5E4, Canada
- Correspondence: (A.K.); (J.Z.)
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- State Key Laboratory of Biobased Material and Green Papermaking, Qilu University of Technology, Shandong Academy of Sciences, Jinan 250353, China
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- Centre Technologique des Résidus Industriels (CTRI), 433 Boulevard du Collège, Rouyn-Noranda, QC J9X 0E1, Canada
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- State Key Laboratory of Biobased Material and Green Papermaking, Qilu University of Technology, Shandong Academy of Sciences, Jinan 250353, China
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- Centre Technologique des Résidus Industriels (CTRI), 433 Boulevard du Collège, Rouyn-Noranda, QC J9X 0E1, Canada
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- Forest Research Institute, Université du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Rouyn-Noranda, QC J9X 5E4, Canada
- State Key Laboratory of Biobased Material and Green Papermaking, Qilu University of Technology, Shandong Academy of Sciences, Jinan 250353, China
- Correspondence: (A.K.); (J.Z.)
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Huang T, Pan L, Dong J, Zhou L, Tao H, Zhang SW, Li A. A comprehensive investigation of zeolite-rich tuff functionalized with 3-mercaptopropionic acid intercalated green rust for the efficient removal of Hg II and Cr VI in a binary system. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 2022; 324:116344. [PMID: 36166867 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2022.116344] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2022] [Revised: 08/27/2022] [Accepted: 09/19/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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In this study, the 3-mercaptopropionic acid (MA) was chosen to achieve the anionic intercalation into the green rust (GR) materials (MA-GR). The zeolite-rich tuff functionalized with the MA-intercalated GR (MA-GR-tuff) was subsequently synthesized and used to remove both HgII cations and CrVI anions in a binary system. MA-GR-tuff showed the best adsorption capacities to both HgII and CrVI among the adsorbent materials. The optimal combination of parameters was determined as the molar ratio of FeII to FeIII of 3.5, the molar ratio of OH- to the total iron of 3.75, the molar ratio of MA to the total iron of 2.5, and the mass ratio of the total iron to the tuff of 1.25. The pseudo-first-order kinetic model was appropriate in describing the kinetic sorption of CrVI by MA-GR-tuff. Both the pseudo-first-order kinetic model and Elovich were suitable for explaining HgII sorption. The maximum monolayer adsorption capacities of MA-GR-tuff towards CrVI and HgII were 185.19 mg/g and 72.99 mg/g, respectively. More flocs and plumes were formed in the MA-GR while the intercalation and more pores and crevices of different sizes were found in the MA-GR-tuff. Sulfhydryl complexation and the molecular sieve of tuff obviously both played a role in influencing the adsorption process. This study directly overcomes the drawback brought by the natural tuff to the treatment of a cationic-and-anionic binary system and supplies a new kind of tuff-based adsorbent for the potential use for the remediation of HM-contaminated wastewater.
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- Tao Huang
- School of Materials Engineering, Changshu Institute of Technology, 215500, China; Suzhou Key Laboratory of Functional Ceramic Materials, Changshu Institute of Technology, Changshu, 215500, China; School of Chemical Engineering & Technology, China University of Mining and Technology, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, 221116, China.
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- School of Materials Engineering, Changshu Institute of Technology, 215500, China.
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- Suzhou Kunshan Environmental Monitoring Station, 215300, China
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- School of Materials Engineering, Changshu Institute of Technology, 215500, China
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- Chongqing Water Affairs Group Co., Ltd., No. 1, Longjiawan, Yuzhong District, Chongqing, 400000, China
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- School of Resource Environmental and Safety Engineering, University of South China, 421001, China
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- School of Materials Engineering, Changshu Institute of Technology, 215500, China
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Ódri Á, Amaral Filho J, Smart M, Broadhurst J, Harrison STL, Petersen J, Harris C, Edraki M, Becker M. Sulfur and oxygen isotope constraints on sulfate sources and neutral rock drainage-related processes at a South African colliery. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2022; 846:157178. [PMID: 35839900 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.157178] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2022] [Revised: 06/17/2022] [Accepted: 07/01/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Understanding the fundamental controls that govern the generation of mine drainage is essential for waste management strategies. Combining the isotopic composition of water (H and O) and dissolved sulfate (S and O) with hydrogeochemical measurements of surface and groundwater, microbial analysis, composition of sediments and precipitates, and geochemical modeling results in this study we discussed the processes that control mine water chemistry and identified the potential source(s) and possible mechanisms governing sulfate formation and transformation around a South African colliery. Compared to various South African water standards, water samples collected from the surroundings of a coal waste disposal facility had elevated Fe2+ (0.9 to 56.9 mg L-1), Ca (33.0 to 527.0 mg L-1), Mg (6.2 to 457.0 mg L-1), Mn (0.1 to 8.6 mg L-1) and SO4 (19.7 to 3440.8 mg L-1) and circumneutral pH. The pH conditions are mainly controlled by the release of H+ from pyrite oxidation and the subsequent dissolution of carbonates and aluminosilicate minerals. The phases predicted to precipitate by equilibrium calculation were green rusts, ferrihydrite, gypsum, ±epsomite. Low concentrations of deleterious metals in solution are due to their low abundance in the local host rocks, and their attenuation through adsorption onto secondary Fe precipitates and co-precipitation at the elevated pH values. The δ34S values of sulfate are enriched (-6.5 ‰ to +5.6 ‰) compared to that of pyrite sampled from the mine (mean -22.5 ‰) and overlap with that of the organic sulfur of coal from the region (-2.5 to +4.9 ‰). The presence of both sulfur reducing and oxidizing bacteria were detected in the collected sediment samples. Combined, the data are consistent with the dissolved sulfate in the sampled waters from the colliery being derived primarily from pyrite probably with the subordinate contribution of organic sulfur, followed by its partial removal through precipitation and microbially-induced reduction.
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- Ágnes Ódri
- Minerals to Metals Initiative (MtM), Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Cape Town, Private Bag X3, Rondebosch, 7701 Cape Town, South Africa.
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- Minerals to Metals Initiative (MtM), Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Cape Town, Private Bag X3, Rondebosch, 7701 Cape Town, South Africa; Centre for Bioprocess Engineering Research, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Cape Town, Private Bag X3, Rondebosch, 7701 Cape Town, South Africa.
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- Centre for Bioprocess Engineering Research, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Cape Town, Private Bag X3, Rondebosch, 7701 Cape Town, South Africa.
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- Minerals to Metals Initiative (MtM), Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Cape Town, Private Bag X3, Rondebosch, 7701 Cape Town, South Africa.
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- Minerals to Metals Initiative (MtM), Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Cape Town, Private Bag X3, Rondebosch, 7701 Cape Town, South Africa; Centre for Bioprocess Engineering Research, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Cape Town, Private Bag X3, Rondebosch, 7701 Cape Town, South Africa.
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- Minerals to Metals Initiative (MtM), Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Cape Town, Private Bag X3, Rondebosch, 7701 Cape Town, South Africa; Hydrometallurgy Research Group, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Cape Town, Private Bag X3, Rondebosch, 7701 Cape Town, South Africa.
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- Department of Geological Sciences, University of Cape Town, Private Bag X3, Rondebosch, 7701 Cape Town, South Africa.
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- Centre for Water in the Minerals Industry, Sustainable Minerals Institute, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, QLD 4072 Brisbane, Australia.
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- Minerals to Metals Initiative (MtM), Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Cape Town, Private Bag X3, Rondebosch, 7701 Cape Town, South Africa; Centre for Minerals Research, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Cape Town, Private Bag X3, Rondebosch, 7701 Cape Town, South Africa.
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Wielinski J, Jimenez-Martinez J, Göttlicher J, Steininger R, Mangold S, Hug SJ, Berg M, Voegelin A. Spatiotemporal Mineral Phase Evolution and Arsenic Retention in Microfluidic Models of Zerovalent Iron-Based Water Treatment. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2022; 56:13696-13708. [PMID: 36095156 PMCID: PMC9535812 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.2c02189] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2022] [Revised: 08/15/2022] [Accepted: 08/16/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Arsenic (As) is a toxic element, and elevated levels of geogenic As in drinking water pose a threat to the health of several hundred million people worldwide. In this study, we used microfluidics in combination with optical microscopy and X-ray spectroscopy to investigate zerovalent iron (ZVI) corrosion, secondary iron (Fe) phase formation, and As retention processes at the pore scale in ZVI-based water treatment filters. Two 250 μm thick microchannels filled with single ZVI and quartz grain layers were operated intermittently (12 h flow/12 h no-flow) with synthetic groundwater (pH 7.5; 570 μg/L As(III)) over 13 and 49 days. Initially, lepidocrocite (Lp) and carbonate green rust (GRC) were the dominant secondary Fe-phases and underwent cyclic transformation. During no-flow, lepidocrocite partially transformed into GRC and small fractions of magnetite, kinetically limited by Fe(II) diffusion or by decreasing corrosion rates. When flow resumed, GRC rapidly and nearly completely transformed back into lepidocrocite. Longer filter operation combined with a prolonged no-flow period accelerated magnetite formation. Phosphate adsorption onto Fe-phases allowed for downstream calcium carbonate precipitation and, consequently, accelerated anoxic ZVI corrosion. Arsenic was retained on Fe-coated quartz grains and in zones of cyclic Lp-GRC transformation. Our results suggest that intermittent filter operation leads to denser secondary Fe-solids and thereby ensures prolonged filter performance.
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- Jonas Wielinski
- Eawag,
Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology, 8600 Dübendorf, Switzerland
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- Eawag,
Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology, 8600 Dübendorf, Switzerland
- Department
of Civil, Environmental and Geomatic Engineering, ETH Zürich, 8092 Zürich, Switzerland
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- Institute
for Photon Science and Synchrotron Radiation, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Hermann-von-Helmholtz-Platz 1, Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, 76344 Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Institute
for Photon Science and Synchrotron Radiation, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Hermann-von-Helmholtz-Platz 1, Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, 76344 Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Institute
for Photon Science and Synchrotron Radiation, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Hermann-von-Helmholtz-Platz 1, Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, 76344 Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Eawag,
Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology, 8600 Dübendorf, Switzerland
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- Eawag,
Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology, 8600 Dübendorf, Switzerland
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- Eawag,
Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology, 8600 Dübendorf, Switzerland
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Saurette EM, Frinfrock YZ, Verbuyst B, Blowes DW, McBeth JM, Ptacek CJ. Improved precision in As speciation analysis with HERFD-XANES at the As K-edge: the case of As speciation in mine waste. JOURNAL OF SYNCHROTRON RADIATION 2022; 29:1198-1208. [PMID: 36073878 PMCID: PMC9455218 DOI: 10.1107/s1600577522007068] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/25/2021] [Accepted: 07/09/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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High-energy-resolution fluorescence-detected (HERFD) X-ray absorption near-edge spectroscopy (XANES) is a spectroscopic method that allows for increased spectral feature resolution, and greater selectivity to decrease complex matrix effects compared with conventional XANES. XANES is an ideal tool for speciation of elements in solid-phase environmental samples. Accurate speciation of As in mine waste materials is important for understanding the mobility and toxicity of As in near-surface environments. In this study, linear combination fitting (LCF) was performed on synthetic spectra generated from mixtures of eight measured reference compounds for both HERFD-XANES and transmission-detected XANES to evaluate the improvement in quantitative speciation with HERFD-XANES spectra. The reference compounds arsenolite (As2O3), orpiment (As2S3), getchellite (AsSbS3), arsenopyrite (FeAsS), kaňkite (FeAsO4·3.5H2O), scorodite (FeAsO4·2H2O), sodium arsenate (Na3AsO4), and realgar (As4S4) were selected for their importance in mine waste systems. Statistical methods of principal component analysis and target transformation were employed to determine whether HERFD improves identification of the components in a dataset of mixtures of reference compounds. LCF was performed on HERFD- and total fluorescence yield (TFY)-XANES spectra collected from mine waste samples. Arsenopyrite, arsenolite, orpiment, and sodium arsenate were more accurately identified in the synthetic HERFD-XANES spectra compared with the transmission-XANES spectra. In mine waste samples containing arsenopyrite and either scorodite or kaňkite, LCF with HERFD-XANES measurements resulted in fits with smaller R-factors than concurrently collected TFY measurements. The improved accuracy of HERFD-XANES analysis may provide enhanced delineation of As phases controlling biogeochemical reactions in mine wastes, contaminated soils, and remediation systems.
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- Emily M. Saurette
- Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON, Canada
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- Structural Biology Center, Advanced Photon Source, Argonne National Laboratory, 9700 South Cass Avenue, Lemont, IL 60439, USA
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- Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON, Canada
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- Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON, Canada
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- Department of Geology, University of Regina, Regina, SK, Canada
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- Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON, Canada
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Yao W, Zhang J, Gu K, Li J, Qian J. Synthesis, characterization and performances of green rusts for water decontamination: A review. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2022; 304:119205. [PMID: 35341820 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2022.119205] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/09/2021] [Revised: 03/15/2022] [Accepted: 03/21/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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In recent years, the application of green rusts (GRs) for water purification has received significant attention, but its full understanding has not been well achieved. Then, the comprehension about the synthesis and characteristics of GRs can highly favor their decontamination performances for the site-specific conditions. This review comprehensively summarized the synthesis, characteristics and performances of GRs including the GR (Cl-), GR (CO32-) and GR (SO42-) for sequestration of various aqueous pollutants (e.g., tetrachloride, Cr(VI), Se(VI), and U(VI), etc.). Generally, the different reactivity of GRs toward contaminants is strongly dependent on the GRs' characteristics (e.g., interlayer distance, specific surface area, and Fe(II) content) and solution chemistry (e.g., pH, background electrolytes, dissolved oxygen, and contaminant concentration, etc.). In addition, the reaction mechanisms of GRs with the contaminants involve the redox reactions, adsorption, catalytic oxidation, interlayer and octahedral incorporation, which can mutually or singly contribute to the decontamination to varying degrees. Particularly, this review addressed the transformation pathways of GRs under various solution chemistry conditions and clarified that the stability of GRs should be the key challenge for the real application. Finally, how to effectively use the GRs for water decontamination was proposed, which will significantly benefit the rational control of environmental pollution.
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- Wenjing Yao
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Chemical Pollution Control and Resources Reuse, School of Environmental and Biological Engineering, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing, 210094, PR China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Chemical Pollution Control and Resources Reuse, School of Environmental and Biological Engineering, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing, 210094, PR China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Chemical Pollution Control and Resources Reuse, School of Environmental and Biological Engineering, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing, 210094, PR China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Chemical Pollution Control and Resources Reuse, School of Environmental and Biological Engineering, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing, 210094, PR China.
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Chemical Pollution Control and Resources Reuse, School of Environmental and Biological Engineering, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing, 210094, PR China
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Wang Y, Liu L, Yang X, Suib SL, Qiu G. Removal of As(V) from wastewaters using magnetic iron oxides formed by zero-valent iron electrocoagulation. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 2022; 307:114519. [PMID: 35063763 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2022.114519] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2021] [Revised: 01/04/2022] [Accepted: 01/13/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Electrocoagulation of zero-valent iron has been widely applied to the removal of dissolved arsenic, but the solid-liquid separation of arsenic-containing precipitates remains technically challenging. In this work, zero-valent iron was electrochemically oxidized to magnetic iron oxides for the removal of As(Ⅴ) from simulated and actual mining wastewaters. The results indicated that lepidocrocite was formed when zero-valent iron was oxidized by dissolved oxygen, but ferrihydrite and green rust were first formed and then transformed to magnetic iron oxides (mainly magnetite and maghemite) in the electrochemical oxidation from 0 to 0.9 V (vs. SCE), which facilitates the adsorption of As(V) and subsequent solid-liquid separation under a magnetic field. In simulated As(V)-containing solution with initial pH 7.0, zero-valent iron was electrochemically oxidized to magnetite and maghemite at 0.6 V (vs. SCE) for 2 h. The As(V) concentration first decreased from 5127.5 to 26.8 μg L-1 with a removal ratio of 99.5%. In actual mining wastewaters, zero-valent iron was electrochemically oxidized to maghemite at 0.6 V (vs. SCE) for 24 h, and the As(V) concentration decreased from 5486.4 to 3.6 μg L-1 with a removal ratio of 99.9%. The removal ratio of As(V) increased slightly with increasing potential, and increased first and then decreased with increasing initial pH. Compared with that of SO42- and NO3-, the presence of Cl- significantly enhanced the removal of As(V). This work provides a highly efficient, facile and low-cost technique for the treatment of arsenic-containing wastewaters.
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- Yi Wang
- Key Laboratory of Arable Land Conservation (Middle and Lower Reaches of Yangtse River), Ministry of Agriculture, Hubei Key Laboratory of Soil Environment and Pollution Remediation, College of Resources and Environment, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, Hubei Province, China
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- Key Laboratory of Arable Land Conservation (Middle and Lower Reaches of Yangtse River), Ministry of Agriculture, Hubei Key Laboratory of Soil Environment and Pollution Remediation, College of Resources and Environment, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, Hubei Province, China
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- Key Laboratory of Arable Land Conservation (Middle and Lower Reaches of Yangtse River), Ministry of Agriculture, Hubei Key Laboratory of Soil Environment and Pollution Remediation, College of Resources and Environment, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, Hubei Province, China
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Connecticut, 55 North Eagleville Road, Storrs, Connecticut, 06269-3060, United States
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- Key Laboratory of Arable Land Conservation (Middle and Lower Reaches of Yangtse River), Ministry of Agriculture, Hubei Key Laboratory of Soil Environment and Pollution Remediation, College of Resources and Environment, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, Hubei Province, China.
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Wang HY, Göttlicher J, Byrne JM, Guo HM, Benning LG, Norra S. Vertical redox zones of Fe-S-As coupled mineralogy in the sediments of Hetao Basin - Constraints for groundwater As contamination. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2021; 408:124924. [PMID: 33385723 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2020.124924] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2020] [Revised: 11/18/2020] [Accepted: 12/19/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
Abstract
The formation of iron-sulfur-arsenic (Fe-S-As) minerals during biogeochemical processes in As contaminated aquifers remains poorly understood despite their importance to understanding As release and transport in such systems. In this study, X-ray absorption and Mössbauer spectroscopies complemented by electron microscopy, and chemical extractions were used to examine vertical changes of As, Fe and S speciation for the example of sediments in the Hetao Basin. Reduction of Fe(III), As(V) and SO42- species were shown to co-occur in the aquifers. Iron oxides were observed to be predominantly goethite and hematite (36 - 12%) and appeared to decrease in abundance with depth. Furthermore, reduced As (including arsenite and As sulfides) and sulfur species (including S(-II), S(-I) and S0) increased from 16% to 76% and from 13% to 44%, respectively. Iron oxides were the major As carrier in the sediments, and the lower groundwater As concentration consists with less desorbable and reducible As in the sediments. The formation of As-Fe sulfides (e.g., As containing pyrite and greigite) induced by redox heterogeneities likely contribute to localized lower groundwater As concentrations. These results help to further elucidate the complex relationship between biogeochemical processes and minerals formation in As contaminated aquifers.
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- H Y Wang
- Institute of Applied Geoscience, Working Group of Environmental Mineralogy and Environmental System Analysis, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), 76131 Karlsruhe, Germany.
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- Institute of Photon Science and Synchrotron Radiation, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), 76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany
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- Geomicrobiology, Center for Applied Geosciences, University of Tübingen, 72074 Tübingen, Germany; Now: School of Earth Sciences, University of Bristol, Wills Memorial Building, Queens Road, Bristol BS8 1RJ, United Kingdom
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- State Key Laboratory of Biogeology and Environmental Geology, China University of Geoscience, 100083 Beijing, China
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- GFZ German Research Center for Geoscience, 14473 Potsdam, Germany; Department of Earth Sciences, Freie Universität Berlin, 12249 Berlin, Germany
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- Institute of Applied Geoscience, Working Group of Environmental Mineralogy and Environmental System Analysis, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), 76131 Karlsruhe, Germany
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Zhao J, Wang C, Li Y, Chen C, Na P. Different paths lead to the same destination: The mechanism of photocatalytic oxidation of As(III) by polyoxometalates. MOLECULAR CATALYSIS 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.mcat.2021.111421] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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