Kinetics and mechanism of polythionate oxidation to sulfate at low pH by O2 and Fe3+

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 67, Issue 23, 2003, Pages 4457-4469

  Druschel, Gregory K ^a   Hamers, Robert J ^a   Banfield, Jillian F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OXIDATION; REACTION KINETICS; SULFUR COMPOUND;

EID: 0344944248     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0016-7037(03)00388-0     Document Type: Article

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