The state of iron in natural zeolites: A Mössbauer study

Rolando Roque-Malherbe, Carlos Diaz-Aguila, Edilso Reguera-Ruiz, Juan Fundora-Lliteras, Lazaro López-Colado, Manuel Hernández-Vélez

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Abstract

The state of iron in natural zeolites is an important feature for the practical applications of these materials. A Mössbauer study, complemented with other methods, of iron-containing zeolitic rocks from several countries (Mexico, Cuba, Czechoslovakia, and the USSR) was developed. It has been determined that iron is located as high spin Fe3+ in framework tetrahedral sites, in extraframework octahedral sites as free Fe(H2O)63+, and as high spin Fe2+ in octahedral coordination in extraframework sites or in another aluminosilicate associated with the zeolite. Iron is also located in magnetite contained in the zeolite rocks.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)685-689
Number of pages5
JournalZeolites
Volume10
Issue number7
DOIs
StatePublished - 1990
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Iron
  • Mössbauer spectroscopy
  • magnetite
  • natural zeolite
  • octahedral site
  • tetrahedral site

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