Chem. J. Chinese Universities ›› 2005, Vol. 26 ›› Issue (8): 1527.

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Photochemical Reaction of Fe(Ⅲ)-organic Acid Complex in Seawater

YANG Gui-Peng1, ZHAO Run-De2   

  1. 1. College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266003, China;
    2. Qingdao Environmental Protection Bureau, Qingdao 266003, China
  • Received:2004-07-01 Online:2005-08-10 Published:2005-08-10

Abstract: The study on the photochemical reaction of Fe(Ⅲ)-organic acid complex in seawater was carried out by exposing the reaction solution to a high pressure lamp under different experimental conditions. The photo-reduction rate constants of Fe(Ⅲ) were affected by various factors including organic acid(OA) concentration, pH, light intensity and temperature. When the molar ratio of organic acid to Fe(Ⅲ) was above 2, the photo-reduction reaction of Fe(Ⅲ) exhibited a first-order reaction kinetic pattern at the initial stage, and remained nearly stable after 100 min, which could be described by the equation: [Fe(Ⅱ)]tkOA[OA][Fe(Ⅲ)]ini×[1-exp-(kOA[OA]+kox)t]/(kOA[OA]+kox).At near pH7, the activity of organic acids examined declined by the sequence below: tartaric acid>adipic acid>succinic acid>malic acid>malonic acid. Increase of irradiation intensity and decrease of pH value could enhance the photo-reduction rate of Fe(Ⅲ). On the contrary, when the temperature varied, the photo-reduction rate remained unchanged, which proved that the process of photo-reduction of Fe(Ⅲ) was a ligand-to-met al charge transfer process.

Key words: Fe(Ⅲ), Binary acid salt complex, Organic acid, Redox reaction, Free radical, Photochemical reaction, Seawater

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