Investigating the processes and rate of iodide ion and compound oxidation in subterranean hydrothermal waters

Abstract

Studies using physico-chemical methods have been conducted to evaluate the oxidative characteristics of various reagents for the technological extraction of iodine from groundwater and sufficient data have been obtained. According to the research results, iodine is predominantly present in the form of molecular iodine (85.6%), iodide ions (3.2%), iodate (9.1%) and iodine chloride (2.1%) were detected. Preserving all forms of iodine in solution at the same time is possible only in an alkaline environment, where the oxidizing properties of iodates are sharply reduced. This information is important for choosing a method for purifying iodine paste using various physical and chemical methods. From experiments in research, the beginning of the release of elemental iodine was noted at a voltage above 0.250 V and a pH of 5-3 or less. In this case, the solution usually becomes dark red with a reddish or brownish tint, which indicates the formation of complex compounds of iodine with other ions in the solution.