Thioarsenate formation upon dissolution of orpiment and arsenopyrite

Chemosphere

Volumn 89, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 1390-1398

  Suess, Elke ^a   Planer Friedrich, Britta ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BAYREUTH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Arsenic sulfides; As S species; FeAsS; Mineral leaching; Physisorption

Indexed keywords

ALKALINITY; BEVERAGES; DISSOLUTION; LEACHING; MINERALS; PHYSISORPTION; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; WEATHERING;

ALKALINE CONDITIONS; ARSENIC SULFIDE; FEASS; KINETIC INSTABILITY; MINERAL LEACHING; NATURAL WEATHERING; SORPTION EXPERIMENTS; SORPTION KINETICS;

IRON COMPOUNDS;

ANION; ARSENIC; ARSENIC ACID DERIVATIVE; HYDROXYL GROUP; IRON; MONOTHIOARSENATE; OXYGEN; SULFIDE; THIOARSENATE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANION; ARSENATE; ARSENITE; CHEMICAL WEATHERING; DISSOLUTION; GEOTHERMAL SYSTEM; GOETHITE; MINERAL; MINERAL DEPOSIT; OXYGEN; PH; SORPTION; SULFIDE;

ACIDITY; ALKALINITY; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL REACTION; DISSOLUTION; KINETICS; LEACHING; MINERALIZATION; PH; SURFACE PROPERTY; WEATHERING;

EID: 84866627038     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: 18791298     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2012.05.109     Document Type: Article

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