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The substitution of Fe3+ in the kaolinite structure is studied by EPR spectrometry and by FTIR spectrometry on a large set of kaolins from different origins (sedimentary and primary ores, soil kaolins). The IR bands at 3598 and 875 cm−1, observed in the literature only in the case of disordered kaolins or in Fe-rich environments (synthetic, lateritic), are revealed by high-resolution IR analysis, whatever the origin and the total Fe content of the samples. The EPR bands corresponding to Fe3+ substituted in sites II of the octahedral sheet increase when the IR absorbance near 3600 cm−1 increases. Two IR absorption bands near 4465 cm−1 and 7025 cm−1 are observed for the first time, both in transmission and diffuse reflectance on all samples. These bands are assigned to the combination of the 3598 and 875 cm−1 bands and to the first harmonic of the band at 3598 cm−1, respectively. The area of the band at 4465 cm−1 in diffuse reflectance is quantitatively correlated to the abundance of Fe3+ located in centers II as measured by ESR. This directly confirms the assignment of the two IR bands at 3598 and 875 cm−1 to OH stretching and deformation vibration bands in octahedral FE3+ environment in the kaolinite structure, respectively. Effects due to the size of particles and to the main kaolins impurities on the near infrared spectra, are also discussed.
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Delineau, T., Allard, T., Muller, JP. et al. FTIR Reflectance vs. EPR Studies of Structural Iron in Kaolinites. Clays Clay Miner. 42, 308–320 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1346/CCMN.1994.0420309
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1346/CCMN.1994.0420309