Mössbauer and EXAFS spectroscopy investigation of iron and arsenic adsorption to lettuce leaves

The accumulation of iron and arsenic from aqueous solution by lettuce leaves biomass was investigated using Mössbauer and EXAFS spectroscopic techniques. Mössbauer spectroscopy results show that iron is oxidized during sorption while EXAFS results indicate that iron is coordinated by approximately 6...

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Autores: Vasconcelos, Igor Frota de, Silva, Gabriela Cordeiro, Carvalho, Regina Pinto de, Dantas, Maria Sylvia Silva, Ciminelli, Virginia Sampaio Teixeira
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2010
País:Brasil
Institución:Universidade Federal do Ceará (UFC)
Repositorio:Repositório Institucional da Universidade Federal do Ceará (UFC)
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:repositorio.ufc.br:riufc/67678
Acceso en línea:http://www.repositorio.ufc.br/handle/riufc/67678
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Mössbauer spectroscopy
EXAFS
Arsenic
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Sumario:The accumulation of iron and arsenic from aqueous solution by lettuce leaves biomass was investigated using Mössbauer and EXAFS spectroscopic techniques. Mössbauer spectroscopy results show that iron is oxidized during sorption while EXAFS results indicate that iron is coordinated by approximately 6 oxygen and 2 carbon atoms while arsenic is coordinated by approximately 4 oxygen atoms with iron as a second neighbor.