Reduction of Hg(II) by Fe(II)-Bearing Smectite Clay Minerals

Aluminosilicate clay minerals are often a major component of soils and sediments and many of these clays contain structural Fe (e.g., smectites and illites). Structural Fe(III) in smectite clays is redox active and can be reduced to Fe(II) by biotic and abiotic processes. Fe(II)-bearing minerals suc...

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Main Authors: Edward J. O’Loughlin, Maxim I. Boyanov, Kenneth M. Kemner, Korbinian O. Thalhammer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-12-01
Series:Minerals
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2075-163X/10/12/1079