Electrochemical study of hydrothermal and sedimentary pyrite dissolution

Applied Geochemistry

Volumn 23, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 2724-2734

  Liu, Ran ^a   Wolfe, Amy L ^b   Dzombak, David A ^a   Horwitz, Colin P ^c   Stewart, Brian W ^b   Capo, Rosemary C ^b  

^a CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^c CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; DRAINAGE; PYRITES;

ACID MINE DRAINAGE; ELECTROCHEMICAL PROCESSING; ELECTROCHEMICAL STUDIES; ELECTROCHEMICAL TECHNIQUES; PYRITE DISSOLUTION; SMALL SAMPLES;

DISSOLUTION;

ACID MINE DRAINAGE; DISSOLUTION; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ELECTRODE; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HYDROTHERMAL SYSTEM; MEASUREMENT METHOD; OXIDATION; PREDICTION; PYRITE; REDUCTION;

EID: 50249121093     PISSN: 08832927     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apgeochem.2008.06.005     Document Type: Article

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