Dark oxidation of mercury droplet: Mercurous [Hg(I)] species controls transformation kinetics

IF 11.4 1区环境科学与生态学 Q1 ENGINEERING, ENVIRONMENTAL

Water Research Pub Date : 2023-10-01 DOI:10.1016/j.watres.2023.120472

Ying Wang , Guangliang Liu , Yingying Fang , Peng Liu , Yanwei Liu , Yingying Guo , Jianbo Shi , Ligang Hu , Yong Cai , Yongguang Yin , Guibin Jiang

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Abstract

Liquid elemental mercury droplet (Hg(0)_l) is an important species in heavy Hg-contaminated environments. The oxidation processes of Hg(0)_l and its related mechanisms are still poorly understood. Herein, for the first time, it was verified that mercurous species [Hg(I)] was an important species in natural water contaminated by Hg(0)_l as well as in the simulated dark oxidation of Hg(0)_l. The formation and further transformation of Hg(I) controlled the overall oxidation process of Hg(0)_l and were affected by different environmental factors. Through kinetic modeling using ACUCHEM program, oxidation of Hg(0) to Hg(I) (Hg(0) → Hg(I)) was determined to be the rate-limiting step in Hg(0)_l oxidation because its k value ((8.7 ± 0.21) × 10⁻¹¹ s⁻¹) is seven orders of magnitude lower than that of Hg(I) oxidation (Hg(I) → Hg(II), (4.7 ± 0.15) × 10⁻⁴ s⁻¹). Ligands like OH⁻, Cl⁻, and natural organic matter enhanced the formation of Hg(I) via promoting the constants of comproportionation (up to (9.5 ± 0.78) × 10⁻⁴ s⁻¹). These findings highlight the importance of Hg(I) in Hg(0)_l oxidation process by controlling the transformation kinetics of Hg species, facilitating an improved understanding of the environmental redox cycles of Hg.

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汞滴的暗氧化：汞[Hg（I）]物质控制转化动力学。

液态元素汞滴（Hg（0）l）是重汞污染环境中的一个重要物种。Hg（0）l的氧化过程及其相关机制尚不清楚。在此，首次证实了汞物种[Hg（I）]是被Hg（0）l污染的天然水中以及模拟Hg（O）l的暗氧化中的重要物种。Hg（I）的形成和进一步转化控制了Hg（0）l的整个氧化过程，并受到不同环境因素的影响。通过使用ACUCHEM程序进行动力学建模，将Hg（0）氧化为Hg（I）（Hg（0→Hg（I））是Hg（0）l氧化的限速步骤，因为其k值（（8.7±0.21）×→Hg（II），（4.7±0.15）×10-4s-1）。OH-、Cl-和天然有机物等配体通过促进比例常数（高达（9.5±0.78）×10-4s-1）促进了Hg（I）的形成。这些发现通过控制Hg物种的转化动力学，突出了Hg（Ⅰ）在Hg（0）l氧化过程中的重要性，有助于更好地理解汞的环境氧化还原循环。

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Water Research 环境科学-工程：环境

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20.80

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9.40%

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1307

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38 days

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