Kinetic study of dissolution of asbestos fibers in water

Choi, I; Smith, RW

HERO ID

4140459

Reference Type

Journal Article

Year

1972

Language

English

HERO ID 4140459
In Press No
Year 1972
Title Kinetic study of dissolution of asbestos fibers in water
Authors Choi, I; Smith, RW
Journal Journal of Colloid and Interface Science
Volume 40
Issue 2
Page Numbers 253-262
Abstract Kinetics of dissolution of asbestos minerals in water were studied over a temperature range of 5 to 45°C. A parallelism was noted between the rate of dissolution of magnesium from magnesium silicates and the rate of pH drift. The rate of dissolution reaction was directly proportional to the specific surface area of the asbestos minerals. Both magnesium ion and hydroxyl ion concentrations were temperature-sensitive only in the initial stage of the contact between chrysotile mineral and water. The mechanism of dissolution of dissolved species from chrysotile was discussed in terms of the energy of activation. The activation enthalpies were calculated to be 5.5 and 6.5 kcal/mol for dissolution of magnesium and increasing of hydroxyl ion concentration, respectively. These results indicate that the rate controlling mechanism for both magnesium and hydroxyl ion dissolution is diffusion from the surface into water.
Doi 10.1016/0021-9797(72)90014-8
Wosid WOS:A1972N213300014
Url https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/0021979772900148
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