Structural study of a series of synthetic goethites obtained in aqueous solutions containing cadmium(II) ions

The capacity of goethite for CdII substitution has been explored in a series of synthetic samples prepared from FeIII and CdII nitrate solutions aged 21 days in alkaline media. The total metal content ([Fe] + [Cd]) was 0.071 M in all preparations. The samples have been characterized by chemical and...

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Autores principales: Sileo, E.E., Solís, P.S., Paiva-Santos, C.O.
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Sumario:The capacity of goethite for CdII substitution has been explored in a series of synthetic samples prepared from FeIII and CdII nitrate solutions aged 21 days in alkaline media. The total metal content ([Fe] + [Cd]) was 0.071 M in all preparations. The samples have been characterized by chemical and X-ray diffraction analysis; the morphology of the solids is described. The cell parameters for all samples were obtained by the Rietveld fits to the X-ray diffraction data. Refined structures show that for samples prepared at the final molar ratio μCd≤5.50 (expressed as μCd= 100×[Cd]/[Cd] + [Fe]), a (Cd, Fe)-goethite is the only crystalline product. In these samples, the unit cell parameters increased as a function of Cd concentration, indicating Cd incorporation in the structural frame. At the preparative ratio, μCd=7.03, the incorporation of Cd in the goethite structure is drastically reduced and a probable Cd-substituted hematite is formed together with the Fe,Cd-goethite. © 2003 International Centre for Diffraction Data.