Reduction and Oxidation of Fe3+ in Dioctahedral Smectites — 1: Reduction with Hydrazine and Dithionite
- 1 December 1976
- journal article
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in Clays and Clay Minerals
- Vol. 24 (6) , 271-282
- https://doi.org/10.1346/ccmn.1976.0240601
Abstract
Hydrazine and dithionite, both of which are strong reducing agents, react differently with various dioctahedral smectites. Both the nature of the reducing agent and the structure of the clay affect the course of the reaction. Hydrazine reduces octahedral Fe3+ efficiently if the mineral has a low tetrahedral charge. The reducing action of dithionite does not depend upon the charge.The results obtained by different physical methods of investigation suggest that reduction of iron is associated with protonation of an adjacent OH group. The Fe2+ formed is readily re-oxidised but the structural changes occurring on reduction are reversible only when Al-OH-Fe, but not when Fe-OH-Fe associations are involved. Reaction mechanisms are proposed and changes in the distribution of iron in the octahedral sites are discussed.Keywords
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