Experimental study of the effect of pH and temperature on the kinetics of montmorillonite dissolution

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 73, Issue 13, 2009, Pages 3752-3766

  Rozalen, Marisa ^a,b   Huertas, F Javier ^a   Brady, Patrick V ^b  

^a CSIC   (Spain)

^b SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATION ENERGY; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; DISSOLUTION; EXPERIMENTAL MINERALOGY; KINETICS; MONTMORILLONITE; PH; SMECTITE; STOICHIOMETRY; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 66149185448     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gca.2009.03.026     Document Type: Article

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