The fate of silicon during glass corrosion under alkaline conditions: A mechanistic and kinetic study with the International Simple Glass

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 151, Issue , 2015, Pages 68-85

  Gin, Stéphane ^a   Jollivet, Patrick ^a   Fournier, Maxime ^a   Berthon, Claude ^a   Wang, Zhaoying ^b   Mitroshkov, Alexandre ^c   Zhu, Zihua ^b   Ryan, Joseph V ^c  

^a DIF   (France)

^b PACIFIC NORTHWEST NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c PACIFIC NORTHWEST NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORROSION; DISSOLUTION; GLASS; HYDROLYSIS; PRECIPITATION (CHEMISTRY); REACTION KINETICS; SILICON; ZEOLITE;

EID: 84922622102     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gca.2014.12.009     Document Type: Article

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