Journal article
Redox behavior of magnetite: implications for contaminant reduction
Environmental science & technology, Vol.44(1), pp.55-60
01/01/2010
DOI: 10.1021/es9016848
PMID: 20039733
Abstract
The factors controlling rates of contaminant reduction by magnetite (Fe3O4) are poorly understood. Here, we measured the reduction rates of three ArNO2 compounds by magnetite particles ranging from highly oxidized (x = Fe2+/Fe3+ = 0.31) to fully stoichiometric (x = 0.50). Rates of ArNO2 reduction became almost 5 orders of magnitude faster as the particle stoichiometry increased from x = 0.31 to 0.50. To evaluate what was controlling the rate of ArNO2 reduction, we measured apparent 15N kinetic isotope effects ((15)N-AKIE) values for nitrobenzene and magnetite open-circuit potentials (E(OCP)). 15N-AKIE values were greater than unity for all magnetite stoichiometries investigated, indicating that mass transfer processes are not controlling the rate of ArNO2 reduction by magnetite. E(OCP) measurements showed that the E(OCP) for magnetite was linearly related to the stoichiometry, with more stoichiometric magnetite having a lower potential. Based on these results, we propose that conceptual models that incorporate both redox and Fe2+ diffusion processes, rather than those that rely solely on diffusion of Fe2+, are more appropriate for understanding contaminant reduction by magnetite. Our work indicates that particle stoichiometry should be considered when evaluating rates of contaminant reduction by magnetite.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Redox behavior of magnetite: implications for contaminant reduction
- Creators
- Christopher A Gorski - Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa 52240, USAJames T NurmiPaul G TratnyekThomas B HofstetterMichelle M Scherer
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Environmental science & technology, Vol.44(1), pp.55-60
- Publisher
- United States
- DOI
- 10.1021/es9016848
- PMID
- 20039733
- ISSN
- 0013-936X
- eISSN
- 1520-5851
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 01/01/2010
- Academic Unit
- Civil and Environmental Engineering
- Record Identifier
- 9983991986902771
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