TY - JOUR
T1 - Rare Earth and Yttrium Phosphate Solubilities in Aqueous Solution
AU - Liu, Xuewu
AU - Byrne, Robert H.
PY - 1997/1/1
Y1 - 1997/1/1
N2 - Rare earth and yttrium phosphate solubility products range over more than 1 order of magnitude. Minimum solubilities are observed for light rare earths between Ce and Sm. For the elements Ce, Pr, Nd, and Sm solubility products (log K sp 0 ( M ) = log ([ M i 3+ ] [PO 4 3− ])) at zero ionic strength and 25°C can be approximated as log K sp 0 ,( M ) = −26.3 ± 0.2. Rare earth phosphate solubility products for well-aged, coarse precipitates increase substantially between Sm and Lu, with log K sp 0 (Lu) estimated as −24.7. The solubility product of Y is similar to that of Ho (log K sp 0 (Y) = −25.0) and is much higher than those of all light rare earths. The solubility product of La is substantially larger than that of Cc (log K sp 0 (La) − log K sp 0 (Ce) ≈ 0.5). Solubility products are strongly dependent on the conditions of solid phase formation. Fresh precipitates are much more soluble than slowly formed, well-aged, coarse precipitates. The pattern of rare earth and yttrium phosphate solubility products is generally similar to the fractionation patterns which are developed during phosphate coprecipitation.
AB - Rare earth and yttrium phosphate solubility products range over more than 1 order of magnitude. Minimum solubilities are observed for light rare earths between Ce and Sm. For the elements Ce, Pr, Nd, and Sm solubility products (log K sp 0 ( M ) = log ([ M i 3+ ] [PO 4 3− ])) at zero ionic strength and 25°C can be approximated as log K sp 0 ,( M ) = −26.3 ± 0.2. Rare earth phosphate solubility products for well-aged, coarse precipitates increase substantially between Sm and Lu, with log K sp 0 (Lu) estimated as −24.7. The solubility product of Y is similar to that of Ho (log K sp 0 (Y) = −25.0) and is much higher than those of all light rare earths. The solubility product of La is substantially larger than that of Cc (log K sp 0 (La) − log K sp 0 (Ce) ≈ 0.5). Solubility products are strongly dependent on the conditions of solid phase formation. Fresh precipitates are much more soluble than slowly formed, well-aged, coarse precipitates. The pattern of rare earth and yttrium phosphate solubility products is generally similar to the fractionation patterns which are developed during phosphate coprecipitation.
UR - https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/msc_facpub/1711
UR - https://doi.org/10.1016/S0016-7037(97)00037-9
U2 - 10.1016/S0016-7037(97)00037-9
DO - 10.1016/S0016-7037(97)00037-9
M3 - Article
VL - 61
JO - Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta
JF - Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta
ER -