Research Article

Dissolution, Solubility, and Stability of the Basic Ferric Sulfate-Arsenates [Fe(SO4)x(AsO4)y(OH)z·nH2O] at 25–45°C and pH 2–10

Table 3

Experimental data and solubility determination for the basic ferric sulfate-arsenate FeSAsOH-2 [Fe(SO4)0.37(AsO4)0.59(OH)0.49·0.28H2O].

Temp (°C)Initial pHTime (h)Dissolution data (mmol/L)log_IAPMean log_IAPΔGfo (kJ/mol)Mean ΔGfo (kJ/mol)
pHFeSO4AsO4

25a257602.081.4665071.2337050.077881−22.03−22.01−931.40−931.31
64802.091.4691931.2220110.078749−22.00±0.02−931.28±0.09
72002.091.4684761.2220110.078682−22.00−931.28
79202.091.4695511.2204520.078349−22.00−931.29

25657603.000.0659840.6344730.000728−23.46−23.45−939.59−939.56
64803.000.0663420.6421130.000745−23.45±0.01−939.54±0.03
72003.000.0664320.6410220.000730−23.46−939.57
79203.000.0663420.6464790.000735−23.45−939.55

251057603.050.0528230.6011040.000611−23.59−23.59−940.35−940.33
64803.040.0539870.6045340.000604−23.59±0.00−940.33±0.02
72003.040.0540760.6021950.000606−23.59−940.32
79203.040.0540410.6015720.000608−23.59−940.32

25b257602.061.4638211.2449320.073477−22.08−22.06−931.70−931.62
64802.071.4620301.2351090.074745−22.06±0.02−931.58±0.08
72002.071.4616721.2263770.074011−22.06−931.59
79202.071.4629251.2288720.073677−22.06−931.60

35257602.021.4208461.4039790.060930−22.11−22.10
64802.021.4235321.4050710.060797−22.11±0.01
72002.031.4262181.3964950.060130−22.09
79202.021.4251441.4011730.060730−22.11

45257601.971.2928181.5982660.057994−22.17−22.19
64801.961.2838651.6263330.058461−22.19±0.02
72001.961.2775981.6158860.058261−22.19
79201.961.2829701.6116760.058394−22.19

a,b Dissolution tests in duplicate.