Influence of pH and temperature on alunite dissolution: Rates, products and insights on mechanisms from atomistic simulation

The processes, rates, controlling factors and products of alunite (KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6) dissolution were assessed using batch dissolution experiments at pHs of c. 3, 4, 4.6, 7 and 8, and temperatures of c. 280, 293 and 313K. Alunite dissolution is roughly congruent at pH3, while at pH=3.9 the process is...

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Main Authors: Acero, P., Hudson-Edwards, K., Gale, Julian
Format: Journal Article
Published: 2015
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/8419