Rate law for galena dissolution in acidic environment

Chemical Geology

Volumn 245, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 219-229

  Acero, Patricia ^a   Cama, Jordi ^a   Ayora, Carlos ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF EARTH SCIENCES JAUME ALMERA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Acid mine drainage; Dissolution kinetics; Lead; Sulfides

Indexed keywords

ACID MINE DRAINAGE; DIFFUSION; DISSOLUTION; DISSOLVED OXYGEN; EXPERIMENTAL MINERALOGY; GALENA; LEAD; REACTION KINETICS;

EID: 35248849715     PISSN: 00092541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemgeo.2007.08.003     Document Type: Article

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