TY - JOUR
ID - 10.1016/j.jes.2021.10.006
TI - Mechanisms of Pb(II) coprecipitation with natrojarosite and its behavior during acid dissolution
AU - Zhang Lin
AU - Meiqing Shi
AU - Xiaobo Min
AU - Chen Tian
AU - Taixu Hao
AU - Sijie Zhu
AU - Yun Ge
AU - Qingwei Wang
AU - Xu Yan
VL - 34
IS - 12
PB -
SP - 128
EP - 137
PY -
JF - Journal of Environmental Sciences
JA - J. Environ. Sci.
UR - http://www.jesc.ac.cn/jesc_en/ch/reader/view_abstract.aspx?file_no=S1001074221004228&flag=1
KW - Corresponding authors.;Pb-bearing natrojarosite;Interaction mechanism;Acid dissolution;Releasing behavior
AB - Lead (Pb) coprecipitation with jarosite is common in natural and engineered environments, such as acid mine drainage (AMD) sites and hydrometallurgical industry. Despite the high relevance for environmental impact, few studies have examined the exact interaction of Pb with jarosite and the dissolution behavior of each phase. In the present work, we demonstrate that Pb mainly interacts with jarosite in four modes, namely incorporation, occlusion, physically mixing, and chemically mixing. For comparison, the four modes of Pb-bearing natrojarosite were synthesized and characterized separately. Batch dissolution experiments were undertaken on these synthetic Pb-bearing natrojarosites under pH 2 to simulate the AMD environments. The introduction of Pb decreases the final Fe releasing efficiency of jarosite-type compounds from 18.18% to 3.45%-5.01%, showing a remarkable inhibition of their dissolution. For Pb releasing behavior, PbSO4 dissolves in preference to Pb-substituted natrojarosite, i.e., (Na, Pb)-jarosite, which primarily results in the sharp increase of Pb releasing concentration (> 40 mg/L). PbSO4 occlusion by jarosite-type compounds can significantly reduce the release of Pb. The results of this study could provide useful information regarding Fe and Pb cycling in acidic natural and engineered environments.
ER -