Monitoring fundamental reactions at NiAsS surfaces by synchrotron radiation X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy: As and S air oxidation by consecutive reaction schemes

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 67, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 845-858

  Nesbitt, H W ^a   Schaufuss A ^b   Sciani, M ^a   Hochst H ^c   Bancroft, G M ^a   Szargan, R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARSENATE; GERSDORFFITE; MINERAL ALTERATION; NICKEL; OXIDATION; REACTION KINETICS; SULFUR; SURFACE STRUCTURE;

EID: 0037372946     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0016-7037(02)00944-4     Document Type: Article

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