Title |
Kinetics of Homogeneous and Surface-Catalyzed Mercury(II) Reduction by Iron(II)
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Published in |
Environmental Science & Technology, June 2013
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DOI | 10.1021/es401459p |
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Authors |
Aria Amirbahman, Douglas B. Kent, Gary P. Curtis, Mark C. Marvin-DiPasquale |
Abstract |
Production of elemental mercury, Hg(0), via Hg(II) reduction is an important pathway that should be considered when studying Hg fate in environment. We conducted a kinetic study of abiotic homogeneous and surface-catalyzed Hg(0) production by Fe(II) under dark anoxic conditions. Hg(0) production rate, from initial 50 pM Hg(II) concentration, increased with increasing pH (5.5-8.1) and aqueous Fe(II) concentration (0.1-1 mM). The homogeneous rate was best described by the expression, r(hom) = k(hom) [FeOH(+)] [Hg(OH)2]; k(hom) = 7.19 × 10(+3) L (mol min)(-1). Compared to the homogeneous case, goethite (α-FeOOH) and hematite (α-Fe2O3) increased and γ-alumina (γ-Al2O3) decreased the Hg(0) production rate. Heterogeneous Hg(0) production rates were well described by a model incorporating equilibrium Fe(II) adsorption, rate-limited Hg(II) reduction by dissolved and adsorbed Fe(II), and rate-limited Hg(II) adsorption. Equilibrium Fe(II) adsorption was described using a surface complexation model calibrated with previously published experimental data. The Hg(0) production rate was well described by the expression r(het) = k(het) [>SOFe((II))] [Hg(OH)2], where >SOFe((II)) is the total adsorbed Fe(II) concentration; k(het) values were 5.36 × 10(+3), 4.69 × 10(+3), and 1.08 × 10(+2) L (mol min)(-1) for hematite, goethite, and γ-alumina, respectively. Hg(0) production coupled to reduction by Fe(II) may be an important process to consider in ecosystem Hg studies. |
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