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Effects of Oxalic and L-ascorbic acids on Iron Removal form Iron-bearing Illite  

Lee, Won-Pyo (Department of Earth System Sciences, Yonsei University)
Kang, Il-Mo (Department of Earth System Sciences, Yonsei University)
Moon, Hi-Soo (Department of Earth System Sciences, Yonsei University)
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Economic and Environmental Geology / v.40, no.2, 2007 , pp. 141-151 More about this Journal
Abstract
This study was focused on iron removal from illite by L-ascorbic and oxalic acids. Iron has been shown as a secondary mineral such as iron oxides and hydroxides in illite ores. It is also known as a primary agent to degrade brightness index of the ores. Methods such as physical separation and chemical leaching with strong inorganic acids have been widely used to remove the iron from the ores. However, these methods are expensive and give rise to environmental problems. In this study, we examined an alternative method using solutions with different set of combination of sulfuric, hydrochloric, L-ascorbic, and oxalic acids. Compared to chemical treatments with only inorganic acids, our results demonstrate that an addition of L-ascorbic acid in inorganic acids results in decreasing both total concentrations of the inorganic acids and time for the treatments. The treatment with 0.15 M L-ascorbic acid and 0.25 M sulfuric acid in solution for 60 min significantly improved the brightness index from 42.4% to 74.4%. This improvement is similar to that of treatment with only 2.5 M sulfuric acid alone for 150 min. Mineralogical and chemical analyses were performed to compare the effect of acid leaching on illite powders. No obvious differences are observed in the mineralogical characteristics and particle size distributions of the samples. These results suggest that the treatment with the addition of L-ascorbic acid in sulfuric acid could effectively remove iron without modifying the physicochemical properties of illite under conditions used in this study.
Keywords
Illite; L-ascorbic acid; Oxalic acid; Iron removal; Brightness;
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