Dependence of reaction rate of pyrite oxidation on temperature, pH and oxidant concentration

Science in China, Series D: Earth Sciences

Volumn 48, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 1690-1697

  Lu, Long ^a   Wang, Rucheng ^b   Xue, Jiyue ^b   Chen, Fanrong ^a   Chen, Jun ^b  

^a GUANGZHOU INSTITUTE OF GEOCHEMISTRY   (China)

^b NANJING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Environmental effect; Oxidant concentration; Oxidation rate; pH; Pyrite; Temperature

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; OXIDATION; PH EFFECTS; PYRITES; WEATHERING;

MINE WASTES; OXIDANT CONCENTRATION;

GEOCHEMISTRY;

KINETICS; MINE WASTE; MINING; OXIDATION; PH; PYRITE; SITE EFFECT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; WATER QUALITY;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST;

EID: 33845804726     PISSN: 10069313     EISSN: 18622801     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1360/02yd0115     Document Type: Article

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