Journal
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
Volume 23, Issue 2, Pages 1381-1390Publisher
SPRINGER HEIDELBERG
DOI: 10.1007/s11356-015-5166-3
Keywords
Arsenopyrite; Hydrogen peroxide; Fenton reaction; Arsenite; Arsenate
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- Natural Science Foundation of China [41406098]
- Major Program of National Water Pollution Control and Management [2012ZX07503-002]
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Our previous study has proven that waterborne hydrogen peroxide can affect the arsenic releasing process from arsenopyrite powder, but little is known about the change of morphology and element constitutes on arsenopyrite surface. In this study, a simulated experiment was conducted to examine the effects of hydrogen peroxide (at a concentration range of 5-50 mu M) on the abiotic oxidation of arsenopyrite cubes. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM), energy dispersive X-ray spectrometer (EDS), and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) were used to characterize the changes of microstructure morphology and elemental species on arsenopyrite surface. The results showed that micromolar level of H2O2 accelerated the release of arsenic and iron but passivated the sulfur release from arsenopyrite surfaces. As(III) oxidation in solution was enhanced at the early part of the experiment, but the release of As(III) was facilitated at the latter part. As(V) concentrations in solution increased along with the elevated H2O2 dosage level. The SEM images showed different surface microstructure on the surface of CK and all the treatments. EDS results showed that the ratios of S/Fe, Fe/As, and S/As in bulk arsenopyrite revealed evident increasing trend along with the increase of H2O2 dosage level. As the result of surface leaching, the XPS results did not show significant trend, while it suggests that H2O2 accelerated the formation of Fe-As oxidized layer on the arsenopyrite surface.
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