Nanoscale observations of Fe(<scp>ii</scp>)-induced ferrihydrite transformation
Odeta Qafoku, Libor Kovařík, Mark Bowden, Elias Nakouzi, Anxu Sheng, Juan Liu, Carolyn I. Pearce, Kevin M. Rosso
Abstract
Transformation of the nanomineral ferrihydrite (Fh) into more stable lepidocrocite (Lp) or goethite (Gt) has important impacts on the fate of metals, nutrients, and contaminants in soils/sediments.
Topics & Concepts
FerrihydriteGoethiteLepidocrociteTransformation (genetics)Nanoscopic scaleEnvironmental chemistryChemistryChemical engineeringMaterials scienceNanotechnologyBiochemistryPhysical chemistryAdsorptionEngineeringGeneIron oxide chemistry and applicationsArsenic contamination and mitigationIron Metabolism and Disorders