The Solubilities and Thermodynamic Equilibrium of Anhydrite and Gypsum

Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 15-31

  Serafeimidis, K ^a   Anagnostou, G ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Anhydrite; Equilibrium; Gypsum; Gypsum Keuper; Solubility; Swelling

Indexed keywords

DISSOLUTION; GYPSUM; INTERFACIAL ENERGY; PHASE EQUILIBRIA; PORE SIZE; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); PREDICTIVE ANALYTICS; SOLUBILITY; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; SWELLING;

ANHYDRITE; ANHYDRITE DISSOLUTION; EQUILIBRIUM CONCENTRATION; EQUILIBRIUM CONDITIONS; PRECIPITATION REACTION; SURFACE ENERGY EFFECTS; THERMODYNAMIC EQUATIONS; THERMODYNAMIC EQUILIBRIA;

CLAY MINERALS;

EID: 84920706701     PISSN: 07232632     EISSN: 1434453X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00603-014-0557-1     Document Type: Article

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