In vitro investigation on cinnabar dissolution

Frontiers of Chemistry in China

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 349-353

  Zeng, Kewu ^a   Wang, Qi ^a   Yang, Xiaoda ^a   Wang, Kui ^a  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (China)

Author keywords

Cinnabar; Dissolution; Mercuric polysulfide; Mercuric sulfide

Indexed keywords

EID: 34648837478     PISSN: 16733495     EISSN: 16733614     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11458-007-0066-9     Document Type: Article

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