Green Rust (Introduction)

by romansh , Thursday, June 28, 2012, 03:20 (4509 days ago) @ David Turell

An interesting compound that scoured the early Earth:
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> http://wattsupwiththat.com/2012/06/27/green-rust-in-earths-early-ocean-history/#more-66... - with your last postI understand sort of what is happening here. We have a hydrated iron (II)/(III) hydroxide that is a 'biological' precursor to magnetite (Fe3O4). This precursor compound is particularly good at scavenging everything fromm solution (albeit likely at trace levels). Almost certainly magnetite will be thermodynamically more stable. -We can make magnetite hydrometallurgically (abiotically) and there are patents for the scavenging properties of said magnetite (and no doubt its intermediates) from an environmental point of view. I am having trouble of getting excited about this.-You have stepped into my world David. Welcome.-rom