Structure and reactivity of synthetic Co-substituted goethites

A set of synthetic goethites were prepared from Fe3+- and Co2+-nitrate solutions in alkaline media with a Co/(Co + Fe) ratio (xCo) up to 10 mol%. The structural characterization of the resultant solid phases was carried out by X-ray diffraction (XRD). XRD analyses showed that in preparations with xC...

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Autores: Alvarez, Mariana, Sileo, Elsa Ester, Rueda, Elsa Haydee
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2008
País:Argentina
Institución:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas
Repositorio:CONICET Digital (CONICET)
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/75482
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/11336/75482
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Acid Dissolution
Co-Goethite
Isomorphous Substitution
Rietveld Refinement
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Sumario:A set of synthetic goethites were prepared from Fe3+- and Co2+-nitrate solutions in alkaline media with a Co/(Co + Fe) ratio (xCo) up to 10 mol%. The structural characterization of the resultant solid phases was carried out by X-ray diffraction (XRD). XRD analyses showed that in preparations with xCo <10 mol%, Co-substituted goethite was the only crystalline phase present. Atomic and cell parameters for the samples synthesized were obtained by the Rietveld refinement of the XRD data, and showed that the unit cell in the goethite-like phase is contracted as a function of xCo. Little deviation from the Vegard rule was observed for all unit-cell parameters. Cobalt substitution produces an increase in the surface area of the goethite, as well as an increment in the dehydroxylation temperature. The acid dissolution of all Co-goethites showed an increase in dissolution rate with the Co content, and a congruent behavior was observed. The activation energy for dissolution was obtained two samples. A modified first-order Kabai equation best describes the dissolution data.