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jarosite

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PubMed CID129628182
MeSH IDM0473921

Synonyms (1)

Synonym
jarosite

Research Excerpts

Overview

Jarosite is a residue that is generated as a by-product during zinc extraction. It consists of various types of heavy metal (loid)s such as arsenic, cadmium, chromium and iron. Jarosite is an important scavenger for arsenic (As) due to its strong adsorption capacity.

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"Jarosite is a residue that is generated as a by-product during zinc extraction, and it consists of various types of heavy metal (loid)s such as arsenic, cadmium, chromium, iron, lead, mercury and silver. "( Recovery of residual metals from jarosite waste using chemical and biochemical processes to achieve sustainability: A state-of-the-art review.
Kumar Biswas, J; Kumar Singh, V; Manna, S; Pugazhendhi, A, 2023
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"Jarosite is an iron-hydroxysulfate mineral commonly found in acid mine drainage (AMD). "( Reductive dissolution of jarosite by a sulfate reducing bacterial community: Secondary mineralization and microflora development.
Dang, Z; Fan, C; Gao, K; Guo, C; Huang, W; Jiang, M; Lu, G; Reinfelder, JR; Zeng, Y; Zhang, J, 2019
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"Jarosite is an important scavenger for arsenic (As) due to its strong adsorption capacity and ability to co-precipitate metal(loid)s in acid mine drainage (AMD) environments. "( Arsenic behavior during gallic acid-induced redox transformation of jarosite under acidic conditions.
Dang, Z; Lu, G; Tang, Y; Tao, X; Wen, Z; Xie, C; Xie, Y; Ye, H; Yi, X, 2020
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Effects

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"Jarosite has a close association with the iron oxyhydroxide goethite in many depositional/diagenetic environments."( The Search for Hesperian Organic Matter on Mars: Pyrolysis Studies of Sediments Rich in Sulfur and Iron.
Lewis, JMT; Najorka, J; Sephton, MA; Watson, JS, 2018
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Dosage Studied

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" Coagulation performance improved significantly with the increasing of the coagulant dosage at lower dosage range, while, at higher dosage range, the improvement was not evident even with more coagulant addition."( Biosynthesis of bifunctional iron oxyhydrosulfate by Acidithiobacillus ferroxidans and their application to coagulation and adsorption.
Gan, M; Jie, S; Liu, X; Song, Z; Zhu, J; Zhu, Y, 2016
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[information is derived through text-mining from research data collected from National Library of Medicine (NLM), extracted Dec-2023]

Research

Studies (99)

TimeframeStudies, This Drug (%)All Drugs %
pre-19900 (0.00)18.7374
1990's0 (0.00)18.2507
2000's20 (20.20)29.6817
2010's51 (51.52)24.3611
2020's28 (28.28)2.80
[information is prepared from research data collected from National Library of Medicine (NLM), extracted Dec-2023]

Study Types

Publication TypeThis drug (%)All Drugs (%)
Trials0 (0.00%)5.53%
Reviews1 (1.00%)6.00%
Case Studies0 (0.00%)4.05%
Observational0 (0.00%)0.25%
Other99 (99.00%)84.16%
[information is prepared from research data collected from National Library of Medicine (NLM), extracted Dec-2023]