Rare earth element complexation by carbonate and oxalate ions

Details Rare earth element complexation by carbonate and oxalate ions Rare earth element complexation by carbonate and oxalate ions

Mar 1987

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Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, vol. 51, Issue 3, pp.597-605

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Rare earth carbonate and oxalate complexation constants have been determined through ex-amination of distribution equilibria between tributyl phosphate and an aqueous perchlorate phase. Carbonate complexation constants appropriate to the REE in seawater (25°C, 35%., 1 atm) can be described in terms of atomic number, Z. nlog sw 1 = 4.853 + 0.1135( Z - 57) - 0.003643( Z - 57) 2 log sw 2 = 80.197 + 0.1730( Z - 57) - 0.002714( Z -57) 2 where , [ M 3+ ] is an uncomplexed rare earth concentration in seawater, [ MCO + 3 ] and [ M ( CO - 3 ) 2 ] are carbonate complex concentrations, and [CO 2- 3 ] T is the total (free plus ion paired) carbonate ion concentration in seawater (molal scale). Our analyses indicate that in seawater with a total carbonate ion concentration of 1.39 × 10 -4 moles/Kg H 2 O, carbonate complexes for the lightest rare earth, La, constitute 86% of the total metal, 7% is free La 3+ and the remaining 7% exists as hydroxide, sulfate, chloride and fluoride complexes. For Lu, the heaviest rare earth, carbonate complexes are 98% of the total metal, 0.3% is uncomplexed and 1.5% is complexed with hydroxide, sulfate, chloride and fluoride. Oxalate and carbonate constants are linearly correlated. This correlation appears to be quite useful for estimating trivalent metal-arbonate stability constants from their respective oxalate stability constants.

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