Research Article

Thermodynamic Behavior of Pyrite and Arsenopyrite in Preoxidation for Chlorination Leaching of Refractory Gold Concentrate

Table 1

Values of the ∆fG0 FeS2-H2O system and FeAsS-H2O system at 298.15K.

ComponentfG0 (kJ/mol)ComponentΔfG0 (kJ/mol)ComponentΔfG0 (kJ/mol)

H20Fe0H3AsO3−639.8
H0Fe2+−78.9H2AsO3−587.1
O20Fe3+−4.7HAsO32−−517.2
H2O−237.1Fe(OH)2−479.3AsH3168.9
S0Fe(OH)3−696.5FeS2−166.9
HSO4−755.9As0FeS−100.4
SO42−−744.5H3AsO4−766.0FeAsS−109.6
H2S−26.9H2AsO4−753.2FeAsO4−768.6
HS12.1HAsO42−−714.7
S2−85.8AsO43−−648.4