Mechanisms of Arsenic and Antimony Co-sorption onto Jarosite: An X-ray Absorption Spectroscopic Study

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Karimian, Niloofar
Johnston, Scott G
Tavakkoli, Ehsan
Frierdich, Andrew J
Burton, Edward D
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2023
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Jarosite, a common mineral in acidic sulfur-rich environments, can strongly sorb both As(V) and Sb(V). However, little is known regarding the mechanisms that control simultaneous co-sorption of As(V) and Sb(V) to jarosite. We investigated the mechanisms controlling As(V) and Sb(V) sorption to jarosite at pH 3 (in dual and single metalloid treatments). Jarosite was found to sorb Sb(V) to a greater extent than As(V) in both single and dual metalloid treatments. Relative to single metalloid treatments, the dual presence of both As(V) and Sb(V) decreased the sorption of both metalloids by almost 50%. Antimony K-edge EXAFS spectroscopy revealed that surface precipitation of an Sb(V) oxide species was the predominant sorption mechanism for Sb(V). In contrast, As K-edge EXAFS spectroscopy showed that As(V) sorption occurred via bidentate corner-sharing complexes on the jarosite surface when Sb(V) was absent or present at low loadings or by formation of similar complexes on the Sb(V) oxide surface precipitate when Sb(V) was present at high loadings. These results point to a novel mechanism by which Sb(V) impacts the co-sorption of As(V). Overall, these findings highlight a strong contrast in the sorption mechanisms of Sb(V) versus As(V) to jarosite under acidic environmental conditions.

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Environmental Science & Technology

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57

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12

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Karimian, N; Johnston, SG; Tavakkoli, E; Frierdich, AJ; Burton, ED, Mechanisms of Arsenic and Antimony Co-sorption onto Jarosite: An X-ray Absorption Spectroscopic Study, Environmental Science & Technology, 2023, 57 (12), pp. 4813-4820

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