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 6

Experimental data and solubility determination for the basic ferric sulfate-arsenate FeSAsOH-5 [Fe(SO4)0.24(AsO4)0.70(OH)0.42·0.16H2O].

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

25a257601.960.1566780.1203770.028163−24.29−24.27−879.30−879.20
64801.970.1577520.1217800.028096−24.27±0.02−879.16±0.10
72001.970.1578420.1220920.027896−24.27−879.17
79201.970.1574840.1236510.028163−24.27−879.16

25657603.900.0009130.0796790.001860−26.01−26.01−889.09−889.12
64803.890.0009020.0810830.001853−26.01±0.00−889.11±0.03
72003.890.0008940.0810830.001844−26.01−889.14
79203.890.0008970.0812390.001849−26.01−889.12

251057604.160.0005840.0935570.002324−26.16−26.17−889.95−890.05
64804.150.0005730.0907500.002227−26.18±0.01−890.08±0.10
72004.150.0005700.0905940.002232−26.18−890.09
79204.150.0005720.0913740.002228−26.18−890.08

25b257601.960.1600800.1252110.027562−24.29−24.26−879.28−879.15
64801.970.1633930.1272380.027095−24.26±0.03−879.13±0.13
72001.970.1637510.1258340.027762−24.25−879.08
79201.970.1634820.1270820.027562−24.25−879.10

35257601.940.2402990.2087880.006020−24.49−24.48
64801.940.2479090.2129980.005877−24.48±0.01
72001.940.2469250.2083200.005908−24.48
79201.940.2470140.2128420.005897−24.48

45257601.880.3731620.3428870.004635−24.42−24.40
64801.890.3737000.3450700.004664−24.39±0.02
72001.890.3735210.3442900.004661−24.39
79201.890.3741470.3458490.004678−24.39

a,bDissolution tests in duplicate.