Predictions of lead arsenate solubility and thermodynamic stability have been based on the value of the solubility constant
for a precipitate with the general composition Pb
3(AsO
4)
2. The solubility of this precipitate is high and lead arsenate is considered to be unsuitable for lead and arsenic control
in the environment. Standard
Gibbs energy of formation for bayldonite, duftite, mimetite, philipsbornite, and schultenite can be found in the literature from
solubility studies. From these data, stability diagrams were established for the environmentally relevant lead containing
solid phases – anglesite, cerussite, schultenite, and mimetite. The diagrams lead to the conclusion that mimetite is a lead
arsenate that can be used for remediation techniques.
Keywords. Solubility; Lead arsenate; Mimetite; Environment.
Corresponding author. E-mail: mclara@dq.ua.pt
Received October 11, 2002; accepted October 30, 2002
Published online April 7, 2003
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ID="a" Dedicated to Professor Heinz Gamsjäger on the occasion of his 70th birthday.