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Gibbs Free Energies of Formation for Bayerite, Nordstrandite, A1(OH)2+, and A1(OH)2 +, Aluminum Mobility, and the Formation of Bauxites and Laterites

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A knowledge of the low-temperature hydrolysis of aqueous aluminum solutions is important because of the role of aluminum in soil formation, because of the use of aluminum in the elimination of colloids and organic matter through flocculation and in other water treatment processes, and to improve the general analytical chemistry of aluminum and the processes for commercial aluminum extraction. Schoen and Roberson (1970) have stated that “our principal gaps in understanding the geochemistry of aluminum arise from the lack of detailed knowledge of the controls on solubility as well as the kinds and amounts of substances in solution. In addition, the aluminous solids that precipitate from supersaturated solutions must be adequately characterized.” The purpose of this discussion is the development of a model of the processes that control the low-temperature aqueous aluminum system and, although the problems cited by Schoen and Roberson are not entirely resolved, to review a portion of the vast amount of research gathered during the last two decades that has greatly improved our knowledge of the factors controlling the geochemistry of aluminum.

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Hemingway, S. (1982). Gibbs Free Energies of Formation for Bayerite, Nordstrandite, A1(OH)2+, and A1(OH)2 +, Aluminum Mobility, and the Formation of Bauxites and Laterites. In: Saxena, S.K. (eds) Advances in Physical Geochemistry. Advances in Physical Geochemistry, vol 2. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-5683-0_9

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