Co-oxidation of arsenic(III) and iron(II) ions by pressurized oxygen in acidic solutions

Ke-zhou Song; Ping-chao Ke; Zhi-yong Liu; Zhi-hong Liu

doi:10.1007/s12613-019-1786-9

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Ke-zhou Song, Ping-chao Ke, Zhi-yong Liu, and Zhi-hong Liu, Co-oxidation of arsenic(III) and iron(II) ions by pressurized oxygen in acidic solutions, Int. J. Miner. Metall. Mater., 27(2020), No. 2, pp. 181-189. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12613-019-1786-9

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Ke-zhou Song, Ping-chao Ke, Zhi-yong Liu, and Zhi-hong Liu, Co-oxidation of arsenic(III) and iron(II) ions by pressurized oxygen in acidic solutions, Int. J. Miner. Metall. Mater., 27(2020), No. 2, pp. 181-189. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12613-019-1786-9

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Co-oxidation of arsenic(III) and iron(II) ions by pressurized oxygen in acidic solutions

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Received: 19 March 2019; Revised: 11 April 2019; Accepted: 15 April 2019; Available online: 28 October 2019

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The co-oxidation of As(III) and Fe(II) in acidic solutions by pressured oxygen was studied under an oxygen pressure between 0.5 and 2.0 MPa at a temperature of 150°C. It was confirmed that without Fe(II) ions, As(III) ions in the solutions are virtually non-oxidizable by pressured oxygen even at a temperature as high as 200°C and an oxygen pressure up to 2.0 MPa. Fe(II) ions in the solutions did have a catalysis effect on the oxidation of As(III), possibly attributable to the production of such strong oxidants as hydroxyl free radicals (OH·) and Fe(IV) in the oxidation process of Fe(II). The effects of such factors as the initial molar ratio of Fe(II)/As(III), initial pH value of the solution, oxygen pressure, and the addition of radical scavengers on the oxidation efficiencies of As(III) and Fe(II) were studied. It was found that the oxidation of As(III) was limited in the co-oxidation process due to the accumulation of the As(III) oxidation product, As(V), in the solutions.
- co-oxidation;
- As;
- As(III) oxidation;
- Fe(II);
- pressured oxygen;
- radical scavenger

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