Structural formula of some natural layered double hydroxides
1. Introduction
In soils, the clay fraction defined by particles with a size less than 2 µm, contains numerous minerals, which have fascinated many people to determine their structure and study their properties in the environment. For example, very soon after the time of the discovery of the Bragg’s rule and the development of X-ray diffraction since 1918, Tamm (1922) developed a chemical pre-treatment of the samples to separate the well crystallized clays from the “undefined mixture of Si, Fe, Al” contained in soils. Then in 1960 – 1980, a large community in the World has studied the well crystallized clay - minerals, such as kaolinite, nontronite, montmorillonite, vermiculite, bentonite... from mining deposits. It has established the structures, explained the negative charges of the layer in relationship with substitution of structural cations III by cations II in the layer, neutralized by interlayered cations. This kind of structures induced particular properties in soils such as cationic exchange capacity or swelling... In the 1990-years, a new family of phyllites appears, the Layered Double Hydroxides (LDHs), named “anionic clays”, that has layered structure with an anionic exchange capacity and particular electrochemical and magnetic properties. Easily synthetized, LDHs are essentially studied in the laboratory for industrial applications.
In soils, the study of LDHs emerges, because these constituents well crystallized, have particle size often less than 500 nm, develop a large reactivity with the soil solution and interfer with many biogeochemical cycles, e.g. Fe, Si, Al, Mg, Ca, K, N.... In soils, fougerite, is a LDH, responsible for the blue-green colour of gleysols. It can be identified simply in the field by its colour that changes to ochre when in contact with oxygen from the atmosphere.
The purpose of this chapter is to expose some thermodynamic properties deduced from the study of the natural LDH, fougerite, and propose their extension to other LDHs.
2. The natural LDH: fougerite
Fougerite (IMA 2003-057) is the natural green rust mineral responsible for the bluish to greenish colours expressing
The originality of fougerite is that instead of the other LDHs, such as Ca – Al(III) or Ni(II) – Al(III) LDH, Fe(II) and Fe(III) can exchange electrons in the layer between each other. Though it is generally a nano-mineral, it is however not poorly ordered, but well crystallized (trigonal system).
2.1. Habitus
Iron is the main biogeochemical marker of gleyey soils. To observe fougerite in soils, different conditions with regard to hydric variations, biological and biochemical processes must be simultaneously fulfilled. They are:
an excess of water;
moderate reductive conditions;
temperature conditions favourable to microflora activity;
the presence of chemical elements that are able to record more or less irreversibly the variations of aerobic or anaerobic conditions, named geochemical markers (Trolard et al., 1998).
Soil colour is closely related to the nature of iron oxides, more specifically to their degree of hydration and their amount (Vyssotskii, 1905[1999]; Taylor, 1981; Cornell and Schwertmann, 2003). Moderately reduced waterlogged soils are characterized by the blue-green colour, which turns into ochre when the soils are open to the outer atmosphere (Vyssotskii, 1905[1999]; Ponnamperuma et al., 1967). It has been often ascribed to the occurrence in the milieu of mixed Fe(II) – Fe(III) compounds with a likely structure of green rust (GR). This assumption has been formulated since the 1960s and largely discussed in the literature (e.g. reviews by Taylor, 1981 or Lewis, 1997).
2.2. Structure
Green rusts belong to the large group of LDH compounds (table 1). The LDH structure is built of stacked layers of edge-sharing metal octahedra containing divalent and trivalent metal ions separated by anions between the interlayer spaces. The range of composition of LDHs is very narrow and they differ mainly by the nature of the interlayer anion (Allada et al., 2002). The general structural formula can be expressed as [
fougerite | [Mgy FeII1-x FeIIIx (OH)2][x/n A-n, mH2O] | Possible : OH-, Cl-, CO32-... |
meixnerite | [Mg6 Al2 (OH)16] [(OH-)2, 4 H2O] | OH- |
woodallite | [Mg6 Cr2 (OH)16] [(Cl-)2, 4 H2O] | Cl- |
iowaite | [Mg4 FeIII (OH)10] [(Cl-), 2 H2O] | Cl- |
takovite | [Ni6 Al2 (OH)16] [(CO32-, OH-), 4 H2O] | OH-, CO32- |
hydrotalcite | [Mg6 Al2 (OH)16] [(CO32-), 4 H2O] | CO32- |
pyroaurite | [Mg6 FeIII (OH)16] [(CO32-), 4 H2O] | CO32- |
Fougerite was first characterized by selective dissolution techniques, Mössbauer and Raman spectroscopies (Trolard et al., 1997). By EXAFS, the structure was confirmed, but it appeared that in addition to Fe, Mg was present in the natural mineral (Refait et al. 2001).
The generic formula of synthetic green rusts is [Fe(II)1-x Fe(III)x (OH)2][x/n A-n, mH2O], where
As smectites can accommodate different cations in the interlayer, fougerite, green rusts and other LDHs can accommodate different anions. Indeed, natural minerals have been described with the same structure, in which OH-, Cl-, CO32- are the interlayered anions (figure 1). In Fougères, the most likely anion is OH-, as evidenced by considering soil/solution equilibria (Feder et al., 2005) and by XRD decomposition (Trolard and Bourrié, 2008). In other environments, Cl- or CO32- could be present too with a GR1 structure, and SO42- with a GR2 structure, but this was not yet found in the field.
2.3. Some properties
2.3.1. Ionic exchange capacity
Ion exchange involves electrostatic interactions between a counter-ion in the boundary layer between the solution and a charged particle surface and counter-ions in a diffuse cloud around the charged particle. It is usually a rapid, diffusion – controlled, reversible, stoichiometric reaction, and, in most cases, there is some selectivity of one ion over another by the exchanging surface (Sparks, 2003).
Ionic exchange capacity can be studied on bulk soil sample by measuring CEC (cationic Exchange Capacity) or AEC (Anionic Exchange Capacity). In 1:1 clay minerals, such as kaolinite, in metal oxides, amorphous materials and organic matter, ion exchange is due to surface sites that dissociate (Lewis acid, carboxylic or phenolic moieties), so that the net electric charge is pH dependent (Stumm, 1987; Sposito, 1989). In 2:1 clay minerals, in addition to Lewis acid sites, there exist isomorphic substitutions of different charge ions in the lattice, so that the net charge is the sum of a constant charge defect, always negative, and a pH dependent charge. The net resulting charge is negative, and is compensated by interlayer cations, more or less hydrated. The magnitude of CEC in soils is usually larger than AEC, but highly weathered soils in acidic environment can exhibit a substantial AEC.
As 2:1 clay minerals, LDHs contain constant positive charge due to the presence of both divalent and trivalent metals in the octahedral layer, and both external and internal exchanges sites, but the net resulting charge is positive, and the interlayer ions are anions. This is the basis of their designation as “anionic clays”, though strictly speaking, LDHs are not clay minerals, as they are not phyllosilicates. Anions present in the interlayer sheet can be exchanged.
The property of exchange is often used to obtain some synthetic compounds that cannot be precipitated directly. This is the case for green rust with interlayer CO32- or C2O42-, because presence of carbonate or oxalate in the initial solution inhibits the formation of Fe(OH)2 sheets, which is the first step to build up green rusts by precipitation. These green rusts are then obtained by exchanging the SO42- from a sulphate - green rust with CO32- or C2O42- (Drissi et al., 1994; Refait et al., 1998).
Much more basically, the properties of cationic or anionic exchange of clays and LDHs in soils contribute to the capacity of these soils to retain or release ions in a form available for plant uptake and contribute then to the supply of nutrients for plant growth. For example, this is the case for Ca2+, Mg2+ or K+ from clays and NO3- or SO42- from LDHs.
2.3.2. Redox reactivity
Redox reactivity is a particular property of Fe-LDH (green rust) and fougerite due to possible transition from ferric and ferrous state inside the hydroxide sheets. Thus two kinds of reactions can be observed: one affects only the hydroxide sheets and the second interacts with the interlayer anion.
The redox reactivity of the hydroxide sheets determines the stability and the transformation of Fe-LDH in other minerals. Concerning the stability, Refait et al. (2001) showed that in a same layer each Fe3+ ion must be surrounded only by bivalent, either Fe2+ ions or Mg2+ ions for the natural mineral fougerite. This is due to the fact that if the FeIII/Fetotal is up to 1/3, the electrostatic repulsion of two neighbouring Fe3+ induces an oxolation reaction and the formation of Fe-O-Fe bonds. In the laboratory, this reaction permits to obtain a range of intermediate compounds between green-rusts and well crystallized FeIII- oxides such as lepidocrocite, goethite or hematite (
Other works underlined that oxidation of Fe(II) from GRs was the most relevant abiotic reaction of reduction pathway in natural environments, soils and sediments. This is the case for reduction of selenate Se(VI) into Se(0) or Se(-II) (Myneni et al., 1997), Ag(I), Au(III), Cu(II) and Hg(II), respectively into Ag(0), Au(0), Cu(0) and Hg(0) (O’Loughlin et al., 2003) or Cr(VI) into Cr(III) (Loyaux-Lawniczak et al., 2000).
The redox reactivity due to the interactions between the hydroxide sheets and the interlayer anion can induce reactions which are not able without the contribution of the particular position of electron donors and acceptors. For example, while in solution NO3- cannot be reduced by Fe2+, Hansen et al. (2001) show that Fe-LDHs reduced stoichiometrically NO3- into NH4+ and the kinetics of the reaction depend on the type of the interlayer anion, the hydroxide layer charge and the relative content of Fe(II) in the hydroxide layers. But the reduction of NO3- into NH4+ in one step as observed, requires a simultaneous transfer of 8 electrons from Fe2+ to N. When NO3- is in interlayer position in a green rust, the hydroxide layer reacts by oxolation of Fe(II) – OH – Fe(II) bonds into Fe(III) – O – Fe(III) releasing 8e- and 8H+ (figure 3). The GR oxidizes into hematite or goethite. For GR(SO4), the half-reactions and net reaction can be written as follows:
2FeII4FeIII2 (OH)12 SO4 6 Fe2O3, hematite + 6 H2O + 2 SO42- + 8e- + 12 H+
NO3- + 8e- + 10 H+ NH4+ + 3 H2O
2FeII4FeIII2 (OH)12 SO4 + NO3- 6 Fe2O3, hematite + 9 H2O + 2 SO42- + NH4+ + 2 H+
3. Thermodynamic modelling of stability of LDHs
Thermodynamic properties of minerals mainly depend on the chemical composition of the mineral, and at a lesser degree on its structure. Evidence for this is the fact that nesosilicates include very soluble compounds such as olivine and quasi-insoluble minerals,
3.1. Thermodynamic data
To develop thermodynamic modelling, the first difficulty is to obtain a homogeneous data base. Tables 2 and 3 contain the reference data that are used for all thermodynamic calculations presented here.
3.2. Allred - Rochow electronegativity: A predictive parameter of the stability of hydroxides, oxyhydroxides and green rusts
The Allred - Rochow electronegativity scale is based upon the interaction energies between one molecule or one ion and its electrons (Allred and Rochow, 1958). It is a function of bulk charge Z of this molecule or ion.
= (E /N)
where E is the energy of the molecule or ion and N the number of electrons.
The electronegativities of the elements, i* are derived from the electronic affinity and first ionization energy of the element and are independent of P and T. Following the partial charge model, developed by Jolivet (1994), the electronegativity of any molecule or ion can be computed from the stoichiometric formula, the electronegativities of the chemical elements, i* and the net electric charge of the ion. The relationship is given by the following equation:
where Z is the global electrical charge of the molecule or ion, and the summation is carried upon all elements of the molecule or ion.
The electronegativity of any molecule or ion can thus be calculated. It is a microscopic term with the dimension of an energy. For example, to calculate the electronegativity of the hydroxyl group OH-, we used the electronegativity of oxygen and hydrogen *(O) = 3.5 and *(H) = 2.1, respectively and the charge of the anion is Z = - 1; thus the electronegativity of the hydroxyl group, OH-, is obtained as (OH-) = 1.6. In this way, with i* = 2.5 for C, 2.83 for Cl and 2.48 for S (Jolivet, 1994), the values obtained for the anions are (Cl-) = 0.5421, (CO32-) = 2.007 and (SO42-) = 2.2856 (Trolard and Bourrié, 2008). Table 4 summarizes the values of Allred-Rochow electronegativities of some chemical elements, anions and cations used in calculations.
H | 2.10 | Cl- | 0.54 |
C | 2.50 | OH- | 1.60 |
N | 3.07 | SO42- | 1.86 |
O | 3.50 | CO32- | 2.00 |
Mg | 1.29 | C2O42- | 2.33 |
Al | 1.47 | NO3- | 2.76 |
Si | 1.74 | H3SiO4- | 2.37 |
S | 2.48 | Mn2+ | 5.10 |
Cl | 2.83 | Fe2+ | 5.29 |
Cr | 1.59 | Co2+ | 5.35 |
Mn | 1.63 | Ni2+ | 5.45 |
Fe | 1.72 | Cu2+ | 5.35 |
Co | 1.75 | Zn2+ | 5.16 |
Ni | 1.80 | Al3+ | 6.42 |
Cu | 1.75 | Cr3+ | 6.73 |
Zn | 1.66 | Fe3+ | 7.07 |
Co3+ | 7.15 | ||
Ni3+ | 7.27 |
The Gibbs free energy, i.e. fG0, and the enthalpy of formation, i.e. fH0, of minerals or solid compounds are the main terms of macroscopic energy of interest. They can be obtained by the following semi-empirical equations:
fH0(i) - fH0(j) =
fG0(i) - fG0(j) =
where
3.2.1. Hydroxides and oxyhydroxides
Thermodynamic data used here were taken from Bratsch (1989). The enthalpies of formation of hydroxides, with the general formula:
3.2.2. Green rusts
The Gibbs free energies of formation of synthetic green rusts are plotted versus Allred – Rochow electronegativities of the interlayer anions (figure 5). The value of the Gibbs free energy of Fe(OH)2 is plotted at = 0, as the interlayer is empty. Both Gibbs free energies and electronegativities are normalized to 2 structural OH per mole formula,
3.3. Modeling of the LDH thermodynamic stability in presence of Si: a possible pathway to clay mineral formation.
3.3.1. Experimental data used
The study of the thermodynamic stability of LDH in presence of Si is based on experimental data obtained on hydrotalcite – like compounds with the general formula [
The range of composition of LDHs is very narrow and they differ, in the first order, mainly by the nature of the interlayer anion (Allada et al., 2002, Bourrié et al., 2004).
Enthalpies of formation of Ni-Al LDHs were taken from Peltier et al. (2006) (table 5).
3.3.2. Results of the calculation
Same as Green Rust above, the value of the enthalpy of formation of Ni(OH)2 is plotted at = 0, as the interlayer is empty. A large decrease is observed when LDHs form and figure 6 shows that the enthalpies of formation of synthetic Ni-Al LDHs are very close to each other when the compensating anion is sulphate, carbonate or nitrate. The enthalpy of LDHs when silicate anion is present in addition to carbonate shows a more negative value.
compounds | Value of the stoichiometric coefficients in the Ni-Al LDHs | ΔfH0 /kJ.mol-1 | ΔfG0 /kJ.mol-1 | |||||||
Ni | Al | NO3- | CO32- | SO42- | H3SiO4- | OH | H2O | |||
NO3-2 | 0.65 | 0.35 | 0.21 | 0.07 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.42 | -942.41 | -807.60 |
NO3-H | 0.66 | 0.34 | 0.24 | 0.05 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.3 | -904.03 | -773.90 |
NO3-10 | 0.77 | 0.23 | 0.13 | 0.05 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.6 | -908.42 | -776.00 |
SO4-2 | 0.66 | 0.34 | 0 | 0.02 | 0.15 | 0 | 2 | 0.21 | -940.30 | -823.20 |
SO4-H | 0.65 | 0.35 | 0 | 0.025 | 0.15 | 0 | 2 | 0.22 | -957.52 | -839.40 |
SO4-10 | 0.72 | 0.28 | 0 | 0.02 | 0.12 | 0 | 2 | 0.43 | -952.78 | -829.30 |
CO3-2 | 0.64 | 0.36 | 0 | 0.18 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.46 | -987.30 | -862.00 |
CO3-H | 0.66 | 0.34 | 0 | 0.17 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.42 | -950.57 | -851.40 |
CO3-5 | 0.67 | 0.33 | 0 | 0.17 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.41 | -930.47 | -828.70 |
CO3-Si | 0.65 | 0.35 | 0 | 0.1 | 0 | 0.15 | 2 | 0.08 | -1132.27 | -925.40 |
Ni(OH)2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -540.34 | -459.10 |
Al(OH)3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | -1293.00 | -1155.00 |
As the composition of the layer is quasi-constant, i.e. x [1/4; 1/3], the variation of the enthalpy formation can be written:
fH0(LDH) = fH0(hydr.) -
where
The quantity fH0(LDH) +
The large variation of enthalpy from the pure
The silica anion exerts a large influence by expelling water molecules. This does not lead to a reversal to more positive values of fH0(LDH), but instead to more negative. It can be ascribed to condensation of silicate anion with the LDH layer with elimination of water molecules, hence the nucleation of Ni(II)-Al clay mineral by polymerization of silica within the interlayer following the anion exchange carbonate/silicate (Peltier et al., 2006).This implies that silica combines to the hydroxide sheets, as a first step towards new formation of phyllosilicate minerals. It is possible that the hydroxyl groups of the hydroxide sheets begin then condensate with hydroxyl groups of the silicate tetrahedra. This is not the case with sulphate, which give rise in green rusts to two monomolecular layers of water, instead of only one with planar anions.
4. Conclusions
Fougerite, as other layered double hydroxides (Sparks, 2003), plays an essential role in the formation of clay minerals, both phyllosilicates and iron hydroxides and oxides. They control both major elements, e.g. Mg, Fe, and trace metals (Co, Cr, Mn, Ni and Zn) in the environment.
Electronegativity of ions, computed following the model of partial charges by Jolivet (1994) is a suitable parameter to correlate macroscopic thermodynamic properties of isostructural compounds when interactions are mainly electrostatic. It is of special value for small sized natural minerals that cannot be isolated and purified, and to assess consistency between experimental data sets.
The introduction of silicate anion by anionic exchange in a LDHs structure leads to a reduction of the number of water molecules in the interlayer and increases the stability of lamellar double hydroxide. This transient structure can be considered as the first step towards the formation of a new clay mineral.
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