Modeling the kinetics of silica nanocolloid formation and precipitation in geologically relevant aqueous solutions

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 71, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 531-542

  Conrad, Christine F ^a   Icopini, Gary A ^a   Yasuhara, Hideaki ^a   Bandstra, Joel Z ^a   Brantley, Susan L ^a   Heaney, Peter J ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; KINETICS; MODELING; PRECIPITATION (CHEMISTRY); SILICA; SUPERSATURATION;

EID: 33846301734     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gca.2006.10.001     Document Type: Article

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