Arsenic (As), a toxic element, contaminates farmlands, rivers, and groundwater, posing severe environmental and health risks. Notably, As-containing materials in tailings are affected by temperature variations during long-term storage, and this considerably impact the oxidation and migration of elements in arsenopyrite.This study focused on arsenopyrite and investigated the process of its oxidative dissolution and release of arsenic under different temperature conditions by using in-situ XRD, in-situ XPS and electron paramagnetic resonance spectroscopy(EPR), The role of oxygen free radicals in the oxidation of arsenopyrite was elucidated. It has been established that under high-temperature conditions As, iron (Fe), and sulfur (S) are primarily present As(V)/As(IV), Fe(III), and SO, respectively. The O generated during the oxidation of As(III) by O, OH produced by the Fe(II)/FeOH reaction, and HO formed via their interaction play a crucial role in the photochemical oxidation of arsenopyrite. These findings provide a theoretical basis for the formation of ferric arsenate precipitation, contributing in the adsorption and immobilisation of oxidatively released arsenic.
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