Desorption of rare earth elements (REEs) from schwertmannite under acid mine drainage (AMD) and AMD-seawater conditions

[EN] Schwertmannite as a sink for rare earth elements (REEs) in environments affected by acid mine drainage (AMD) plays a significant role in the fate of these elements. The conditions to precipitate schwertmannite (i.e., sulfate- rich water and pH between 2.5 and 3.5) are not suitable for this Fe-o...

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Autores: Gutiérrez-León, Joan, Carrero, Sergio, Di Tommaso, Devis, Toroz, Dimitrios, Fernandez-Martinez, Alejandro, Aguilar, Antonio, Lozano Letellier, Alba, Pérez-López, Rafael, Soler, Josep M., Cama, Jordi
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Fecha de publicación:2025
País:España
Institución:Universidad de León
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Educación
Schwertmannite
Rare earth element
EXAFS
PDF
Desorption
AMD
Estuary
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spelling Desorption of rare earth elements (REEs) from schwertmannite under acid mine drainage (AMD) and AMD-seawater conditionsGutiérrez-León, JoanCarrero, SergioDi Tommaso, DevisToroz, DimitriosFernandez-Martinez, AlejandroAguilar, AntonioLozano Letellier, AlbaPérez-López, RafaelSoler, Josep M.Cama, JordiDidácticaEducaciónSchwertmanniteRare earth elementEXAFSPDFDesorptionAMDEstuary3308 Ingeniería y Tecnología del Medio Ambiente[EN] Schwertmannite as a sink for rare earth elements (REEs) in environments affected by acid mine drainage (AMD) plays a significant role in the fate of these elements. The conditions to precipitate schwertmannite (i.e., sulfate- rich water and pH between 2.5 and 3.5) are not suitable for this Fe-oxyhydroxysulfate (Fe8O8(OH)6SO4) to adsorb REEs. In estuaries where AMD-impacted rivers meet (e.g. the Odiel and the Tinto rivers in the Ría de Huelva estuary in SW Spain), AMD mixes with seawater raising the pH between 4.5 and 8, thereby enabling REE adsorption on schwertmannite at circumneutral pH. However, the estuarine tidal dynamics exposes REE- enriched schwertmannite to more acidic water, inducing REE desorption, which has yet to be studied. In the present work, batch experiments were performed to study the REE desorption from a REE-enriched schwertmannite within the pH range 4.5–7 in the presence of sulfate at room temperature. Solution-chemistry data were used to obtain the REE desorption surface constants from different surface complexation. Desorp- tion of a Lu-enriched schwertmannite at different pH was investigated with High Energy X-Ray Diffraction (HEXD) and Extended X-ray Adsorption Fine Structure (EXAFS) to characterize the changes in the surface complexes during desorption. The results indicate that (1) REEs desorb from schwertmannite at pH < 6 and desorption is pH dependent, (2) desorption of light REEs is higher than that of heavy REEs, (3) REE sorption onto schwertmannite surface is not a totally reversible reaction, and that (4) both monodentate and bidentate surface complexes are involved in the Lu-desorption reaction. These observations indicate that (1) REE-enriched schwertmannite remains stable in the areas of the estuary nearer the sea and that (2) tidal fluctuations displace schwertmannite colloids towards areas that are more affected by AMD, inducing REE desorption from schwertmanniteSIElsevierDidactica de las Ciencias ExperimentalesFacultad de Educacion2025info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionhttps://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0009254124006685?via%3Dihubhttps://hdl.handle.net/10612/26973reponame:BULERIA. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Leóninstname:Universidad de LeónIngléshttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:buleria.unileon.es:10612/269732026-06-24T12:43:27Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Desorption of rare earth elements (REEs) from schwertmannite under acid mine drainage (AMD) and AMD-seawater conditions
title Desorption of rare earth elements (REEs) from schwertmannite under acid mine drainage (AMD) and AMD-seawater conditions
spellingShingle Desorption of rare earth elements (REEs) from schwertmannite under acid mine drainage (AMD) and AMD-seawater conditions
Gutiérrez-León, Joan
Didáctica
Educación
Schwertmannite
Rare earth element
EXAFS
PDF
Desorption
AMD
Estuary
3308 Ingeniería y Tecnología del Medio Ambiente
title_short Desorption of rare earth elements (REEs) from schwertmannite under acid mine drainage (AMD) and AMD-seawater conditions
title_full Desorption of rare earth elements (REEs) from schwertmannite under acid mine drainage (AMD) and AMD-seawater conditions
title_fullStr Desorption of rare earth elements (REEs) from schwertmannite under acid mine drainage (AMD) and AMD-seawater conditions
title_full_unstemmed Desorption of rare earth elements (REEs) from schwertmannite under acid mine drainage (AMD) and AMD-seawater conditions
title_sort Desorption of rare earth elements (REEs) from schwertmannite under acid mine drainage (AMD) and AMD-seawater conditions
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Gutiérrez-León, Joan
Carrero, Sergio
Di Tommaso, Devis
Toroz, Dimitrios
Fernandez-Martinez, Alejandro
Aguilar, Antonio
Lozano Letellier, Alba
Pérez-López, Rafael
Soler, Josep M.
Cama, Jordi
author Gutiérrez-León, Joan
author_facet Gutiérrez-León, Joan
Carrero, Sergio
Di Tommaso, Devis
Toroz, Dimitrios
Fernandez-Martinez, Alejandro
Aguilar, Antonio
Lozano Letellier, Alba
Pérez-López, Rafael
Soler, Josep M.
Cama, Jordi
author_role author
author2 Carrero, Sergio
Di Tommaso, Devis
Toroz, Dimitrios
Fernandez-Martinez, Alejandro
Aguilar, Antonio
Lozano Letellier, Alba
Pérez-López, Rafael
Soler, Josep M.
Cama, Jordi
author2_role author
author
author
author
author
author
author
author
author
dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv Didactica de las Ciencias Experimentales
Facultad de Educacion
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Didáctica
Educación
Schwertmannite
Rare earth element
EXAFS
PDF
Desorption
AMD
Estuary
3308 Ingeniería y Tecnología del Medio Ambiente
topic Didáctica
Educación
Schwertmannite
Rare earth element
EXAFS
PDF
Desorption
AMD
Estuary
3308 Ingeniería y Tecnología del Medio Ambiente
description [EN] Schwertmannite as a sink for rare earth elements (REEs) in environments affected by acid mine drainage (AMD) plays a significant role in the fate of these elements. The conditions to precipitate schwertmannite (i.e., sulfate- rich water and pH between 2.5 and 3.5) are not suitable for this Fe-oxyhydroxysulfate (Fe8O8(OH)6SO4) to adsorb REEs. In estuaries where AMD-impacted rivers meet (e.g. the Odiel and the Tinto rivers in the Ría de Huelva estuary in SW Spain), AMD mixes with seawater raising the pH between 4.5 and 8, thereby enabling REE adsorption on schwertmannite at circumneutral pH. However, the estuarine tidal dynamics exposes REE- enriched schwertmannite to more acidic water, inducing REE desorption, which has yet to be studied. In the present work, batch experiments were performed to study the REE desorption from a REE-enriched schwertmannite within the pH range 4.5–7 in the presence of sulfate at room temperature. Solution-chemistry data were used to obtain the REE desorption surface constants from different surface complexation. Desorp- tion of a Lu-enriched schwertmannite at different pH was investigated with High Energy X-Ray Diffraction (HEXD) and Extended X-ray Adsorption Fine Structure (EXAFS) to characterize the changes in the surface complexes during desorption. The results indicate that (1) REEs desorb from schwertmannite at pH < 6 and desorption is pH dependent, (2) desorption of light REEs is higher than that of heavy REEs, (3) REE sorption onto schwertmannite surface is not a totally reversible reaction, and that (4) both monodentate and bidentate surface complexes are involved in the Lu-desorption reaction. These observations indicate that (1) REE-enriched schwertmannite remains stable in the areas of the estuary nearer the sea and that (2) tidal fluctuations displace schwertmannite colloids towards areas that are more affected by AMD, inducing REE desorption from schwertmannite
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