Dissolution of lead- and lead-arsenic-jarosites at pH 2 and 8 and 20 C: Insights from batch experiments

Lead- and Pb-As-jarosites are minerals common to acidic, sulphate-rich environments, including weathering zones of sulphide ore deposits and acid rock or acid mine drainage (ARD/AMD) sites, and often form on or near galena. The structures of these jarosites are based on linear tetrahedral-octahedral...

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Main Authors: Wright, Kathleen, Smith, A., Dubbin, W., Hudson-Edwards, K.
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Published: Elsevier Science BV 2006
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/32129
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description Lead- and Pb-As-jarosites are minerals common to acidic, sulphate-rich environments, including weathering zones of sulphide ore deposits and acid rock or acid mine drainage (ARD/AMD) sites, and often form on or near galena. The structures of these jarosites are based on linear tetrahedral-octahedral-tetrahedral (T-O-T) sheets, comprised of slightly distorted FeO6 octahedra and SO4 2- (-AsO4 3- in Pb-As-jarosites) tetrahedra. To better understand the dissolution mechanisms and products of the break down of Pb- and Pb-As-jarosite, preliminary batch dissolution experiments were conducted on synthetic Pb- and Pb-As-jarosite at pH 2 and 20 C, to mimic environments affected by ARD/AMD, and at pH 8 and 20 C, to simulate ARD/AMD environments recently remediated with slaked lime (Ca(OH)2). All four dissolutions are incongruent. Dissolution of Pb-jarosite at pH 2 yields aqueous Pb, Fe and SO4 2-. The pH 8 Pb-jarosite dissolution yields aqueous Pb, SO4 2- and poorly crystalline Fe(OH)3, which does not appear to resorb Pb or SO4 2-, possibly due to the low solution pH (3.44-3.54) at the end of the experiment. The pH 2 and 8 dissolutions of Pb-As-jarosite result in the formation of secondary compounds (poorly crystalline PbSO4 for pH 2 dissolution; poorly crystalline PbSO4 and Fe(OH)3 for pH 8 dissolution), which may act as dissolution inhibitors after 250 to 300 h of dissolution. In the pH 2 dissolution, aqueous Fe, SO4 2- and AsO4 3- also form, and in the pH 8 dissolution, Fe(OH)3 precipitates then subsequently resorbs aqueous AsO4 3-. The dissolutions probably proceed by preferred dissolution of the A- and T-sites, which contain Pb, and SO4 2-and AsO4 3-, respectively, rather than Fe, which is sterically remote, within the T-O-T Pb- and Pb-As-jarosite structures.These data provide the foundation necessary for further, more detailed investigations into the dissolution of Pb- and Pb-As-jarosites.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-321292019-02-19T05:35:35Z Dissolution of lead- and lead-arsenic-jarosites at pH 2 and 8 and 20 C: Insights from batch experiments Wright, Kathleen Smith, A. Dubbin, W. Hudson-Edwards, K. Acid mine drainage Pb-jarosite Dissolution Fe hydroxide Pb As-jarosite Pb sulphate Lead- and Pb-As-jarosites are minerals common to acidic, sulphate-rich environments, including weathering zones of sulphide ore deposits and acid rock or acid mine drainage (ARD/AMD) sites, and often form on or near galena. The structures of these jarosites are based on linear tetrahedral-octahedral-tetrahedral (T-O-T) sheets, comprised of slightly distorted FeO6 octahedra and SO4 2- (-AsO4 3- in Pb-As-jarosites) tetrahedra. To better understand the dissolution mechanisms and products of the break down of Pb- and Pb-As-jarosite, preliminary batch dissolution experiments were conducted on synthetic Pb- and Pb-As-jarosite at pH 2 and 20 C, to mimic environments affected by ARD/AMD, and at pH 8 and 20 C, to simulate ARD/AMD environments recently remediated with slaked lime (Ca(OH)2). All four dissolutions are incongruent. Dissolution of Pb-jarosite at pH 2 yields aqueous Pb, Fe and SO4 2-. The pH 8 Pb-jarosite dissolution yields aqueous Pb, SO4 2- and poorly crystalline Fe(OH)3, which does not appear to resorb Pb or SO4 2-, possibly due to the low solution pH (3.44-3.54) at the end of the experiment. The pH 2 and 8 dissolutions of Pb-As-jarosite result in the formation of secondary compounds (poorly crystalline PbSO4 for pH 2 dissolution; poorly crystalline PbSO4 and Fe(OH)3 for pH 8 dissolution), which may act as dissolution inhibitors after 250 to 300 h of dissolution. In the pH 2 dissolution, aqueous Fe, SO4 2- and AsO4 3- also form, and in the pH 8 dissolution, Fe(OH)3 precipitates then subsequently resorbs aqueous AsO4 3-. The dissolutions probably proceed by preferred dissolution of the A- and T-sites, which contain Pb, and SO4 2-and AsO4 3-, respectively, rather than Fe, which is sterically remote, within the T-O-T Pb- and Pb-As-jarosite structures.These data provide the foundation necessary for further, more detailed investigations into the dissolution of Pb- and Pb-As-jarosites. 2006 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/32129 10.1016/j.chemgeo.2005.11.006 Elsevier Science BV fulltext
spellingShingle Acid mine drainage
Pb-jarosite
Dissolution
Fe hydroxide
Pb As-jarosite
Pb sulphate
Wright, Kathleen
Smith, A.
Dubbin, W.
Hudson-Edwards, K.
Dissolution of lead- and lead-arsenic-jarosites at pH 2 and 8 and 20 C: Insights from batch experiments
title Dissolution of lead- and lead-arsenic-jarosites at pH 2 and 8 and 20 C: Insights from batch experiments
title_full Dissolution of lead- and lead-arsenic-jarosites at pH 2 and 8 and 20 C: Insights from batch experiments
title_fullStr Dissolution of lead- and lead-arsenic-jarosites at pH 2 and 8 and 20 C: Insights from batch experiments
title_full_unstemmed Dissolution of lead- and lead-arsenic-jarosites at pH 2 and 8 and 20 C: Insights from batch experiments
title_short Dissolution of lead- and lead-arsenic-jarosites at pH 2 and 8 and 20 C: Insights from batch experiments
title_sort dissolution of lead- and lead-arsenic-jarosites at ph 2 and 8 and 20 c: insights from batch experiments
topic Acid mine drainage
Pb-jarosite
Dissolution
Fe hydroxide
Pb As-jarosite
Pb sulphate
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/32129