M R Cicconi et al 2009 J. Phys.: Conf. Ser. 190 012179 doi:10.1088/1742-6596/190/1/012179
M R Cicconi1, G Giuli1, E Paris1, W Ertel-Ingrisch2 and D B Dingwell2
Show affiliationsThis study is focused on the determination of the geochemical behaviour of europium (Eu) in a set of synthetic silicate glasses with composition relevant for the Earth Science and ranging from basaltic to granitic composition. The samples have been characterized through Eu LIII-edge by X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy (XAS) and the measurements have been performed in fluorescence mode at the ESRF (Grenoble, F). Eu LIII-edge XANES analysis allowed to obtain a semi-quantitative assessment of the Eu2+/(Eu2+ + Eu3+) redox ratio.
Kinetics of europium reduction at low oxygen fugacity (IW buffer) has been studied on samples equilibrated at different times. Data obtained from kinetic experiments clearly show that glasses of basaltic composition reach equilibrium values of the Eu2+/(Eu2+ + Eu3+) ratio after 6 h at 1400 ° C, whereas glasses of granitic composition reach equilibrium after 60 h at 1400 ° C. Knowledge of Eu reduction kinetics is an absolute prerequisite for any study of Eu oxidation state at low oxygen fugacity.
82.30.-b Specific chemical reactions; reaction mechanisms
78.55.Qr Amorphous materials; glasses and other disordered solids
Condensed matter: electrical, magnetic and optical
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