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The oxidation of Fe(II) with dissolved molecular oxygen was studied in sulfuric acid solutions containing 0.2 mol · dm−3 FeSO4 at temperatures ranging from 343 to 363 K. In solutions of sulfuric acid above 0.4 mol · dm−3, the oxidation of Fe (II) was found to proceed through two parallel paths. In one path the reaction rate was proportional to both [Fe−2+]2 andp o 2 exhibiting an activation energy of 51.6 · kJ mol−1. In another path the reaction rate was proportional to [Fe2+]2, [SO 24 −], andp o 2 with an activation energy of 144.6 kJ · mol−1. A reaction mechanism in which the SO 24 − ions play an important role was proposed for the oxidation of Fe(II). In dilute solutions of sulfuric acid below 0.4 mol · dm−3, the rate of the oxidation reaction was found to be proportional to both [Fe(II)]2 andp o 2, and was also affected by [H+] and [SO 24 −]. The decrease in [H+] resulted in the increase of reaction rate. The discussion was further extended to the effect of Fe (III) on the oxidation reaction of Fe (II).
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Iwai, M., Majima, H. & Awakura, Y. Oxidation of Fe (II) in sulfuric acid solutions with dissolved molecular oxygen. Metall Trans B 13, 311–318 (1982). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02667746
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