Rates of hydrothermal reactions.

Journal article

The rates of reactions of silicates and aqueous fluids follow zero-order kinetics controlled by the reacting surface area with the rate constant given by the equation: log k[unknown] -2900/T -6.85, where T is temperature and where k has the unit's gram-atoms of oxygen per square centimeter per second. This expression appears to hold for all silicates and for reactions involving dissolution, fluid production, or solid-solid transformations in the presence of a fluid of moderate to high pH.

Authors: Wood, B; Walther, J

• Publication status: Published
• Journal: Science (New York, N.Y.)
• Volume: 222
• Issue: 4622
• Pages: 413-415
• Publication date: 1983-10-01
• DOI: 10.1126/science.222.4622.413
• EISSN: 1095-9203
• ISSN: 0036-8075
• Language: English