Английская Википедия:Iron(III) oxide-hydroxide

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Iron(III) oxide-hydroxide or ferric oxyhydroxide is the chemical compound of iron, oxygen, and hydrogen with formula Шаблон:Chem.

The compound is often encountered as one of its hydrates, Шаблон:Chem·n[[Water|Шаблон:Chem]] [rust]. The monohydrate Шаблон:Chem·Шаблон:Chem is often referred to as iron(III) hydroxide Шаблон:Chem, hydrated iron oxide, yellow iron oxide, or Pigment Yellow 42.

Natural occurrences

Minerals

Anhydrous ferric hydroxide occurs in the nature as the exceedingly rare mineral bernalite, Fe(OH)₃·nH₂O (n = 0.0–0.25). Iron oxyhydroxides, Шаблон:Chem, are much more common and occur naturally as structurally different minerals (polymorphs) denoted by the Greek letters α, β, γ and δ.

• Goethite, α-FeO(OH), has been used as an ochre pigment since prehistoric times.

• Akaganeite is the β polymorph, formed by weathering and noted for its presence in some meteorites and the lunar surface. However, recently it has been determined that it must contain some chloride ions to stabilize its structure, so that its more accurate formula is Шаблон:Chem or Шаблон:Chem.

• Lepidocrocite, the γ polymorph, is commonly encountered as rust on the inside of steel water pipes and tanks.

• Feroxyhyte (δ) is formed under the high pressure conditions of sea and ocean floors, being thermodynamically unstable with respect to the α polymorph (goethite) at surface conditions.

Non-mineral

• Siderogel is a naturally occurring colloidal form of iron(III) oxide-hydroxide.

Goethite and lepidocrocite, both crystallizing in orthorhombic system, are the most common forms of iron(III) oxyhydroxide and the most important mineral carriers of iron in soils.

Mineraloids

Iron(III) oxyhydroxide is the main component of other minerals and mineraloids:

• Limonite is a commonly occurring mixture of mainly goethite, lepidocrocite, quartz and clay minerals.

• Ferrihydrite is an amorphous or nanocrystalline hydrated mineral, officially Шаблон:Chem but with widely variable hydration.

Properties

The color of iron(III) oxyhydroxide ranges from yellow through dark-brown to black, depending on the degree of hydration, particle size and shape, and crystal structure.

Structure

The crystal structure of β-Шаблон:Chem (akaganeite) is that of hollandite or Шаблон:Chem. The unit cell is tetragonal with a = 1.048 and c = 0.3023 nm, and contains eight formula units of FeOOH. Its dimensions are about 500 × 50 × 50 nm. Twinning often produces particles with the shape of hexagonal stars.

Chemistry

On heating, β-Шаблон:Chem decomposes and recrystallizes as α-Шаблон:Chem (hematite).

Uses

Limonite, a mixture of various hydrates and polymorphs of ferric oxyhydroxide, is one of the three major iron ores, having been used since at least 2500 BC.

Yellow iron oxide, or Pigment Yellow 42, is Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved for use in cosmetics and is used in some tattoo inks.

Iron oxide-hydroxide is also used in aquarium water treatment as a phosphate binder.

Iron oxide-hydroxide nanoparticles have been studied as possible adsorbents for lead removal from aquatic media.

Medication

Iron polymaltose is used in treatment of iron-deficiency anemia.

Production

Iron(III) oxyhydroxide precipitates from solutions of iron(III) salts at pH between 6.5 and 8. Thus the oxyhydroxide can be obtained in the lab by reacting an iron(III) salt, such as ferric chloride or ferric nitrate, with sodium hydroxide:

Шаблон:Chem + 3 NaOH → Шаблон:Chem + 3 NaCl

Шаблон:Chem + 3 NaOH → Шаблон:Chem + 3 Шаблон:Chem

In fact, when dissolved in water, pure Шаблон:Chem will hydrolyze to some extent, yielding the oxyhydroxide and making the solution acidic:

Шаблон:Chem + 2 Шаблон:Chem ↔ Шаблон:Chem + 3 Шаблон:Chem

Therefore, the compound can also be obtained by the decomposition of acidic solutions of iron(III) chloride held near the boiling point for days or weeks:

Шаблон:Chem + 2 Шаблон:Chem → Шаблон:Chem_(s) + 3 Шаблон:Chem_(g)

(The same process applied to iron(III) nitrate Шаблон:Chem or perchlorate Шаблон:Chem solutions yields instead particles of α-Шаблон:Chem.)

Another similar route is the decomposition of iron(III) nitrate dissolved in stearic acid at about 120 °C.

The oxyhydroxide prepared from ferric chloride is usually the β polymorph (akaganeite), often in the form of thin needles.

The oxyhydroxide can also be produced by a solid-state transformation from iron(II) chloride tetrahydrate Шаблон:Chem·4Шаблон:Chem.

The compound also readily forms when iron(II) hydroxide is exposed to air:

4Шаблон:Chem + Шаблон:Chem → 4 Шаблон:Chem + 2 Шаблон:Chem

The iron(II) hydroxide can also be oxidized by hydrogen peroxide in the presence of an acid:

2Шаблон:Chem + Шаблон:Chem → 2 Шаблон:Chem

See also

• Rust
• Iron oxide
• Yellow boy, a yellow precipitate when acidic runoff such as mine waste, is then neutralised