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The solubility product controls the rate of calcite dissolution in pure water and seawater

Abstract:: The dissolution of calcite crystals into water is revealed to be under thermodynamic control such that the rate of dissolution is controlled by the rate of diffusion of ions from a saturated surface layer adjacent to the calcite surface.

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Peer review status:: Peer reviewed

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Yang, M., Tan, L., Batchelor-McAuley, C., & Compton, R. G. (2024). The solubility product controls the rate of calcite dissolution in pure water and seawater. Chemical Science, 15(7), 2464–2472.

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Yang, M, et al. “The Solubility Product Controls the Rate of Calcite Dissolution in Pure Water and Seawater.” Chemical Science, vol. 15, no. 7, 2024, pp. 2464–72.

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Yang, M, L Tan, C Batchelor-McAuley, and RG Compton. 2024. “The Solubility Product Controls the Rate of Calcite Dissolution in Pure Water and Seawater.” Chemical Science 15 (7): 2464–72.
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Publisher copy:: 10.1039/d3sc04063a

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+ Yang, M More by this author

Institution:: University of Oxford
Role:: Author
ORCID:: 0000-0001-8829-5883

+ Tan, L More by this author

Institution:: University of Oxford
Role:: Author

+ Batchelor-McAuley, C More by this author

Role:: Author
ORCID:: 0000-0001-7276-9319

+ Compton, RG More by this author

Institution:: University of Oxford
Role:: Author
ORCID:: 0000-0001-9841-5041

+ Oxford Martin School, University of Oxford More from this funder

Funder identifier:: 10.13039/501100004211
Grant:: Monitoring Ocean Ecosystems

Publisher:: Royal Society of Chemistry
Journal:: Chemical Science More from this journal
Volume:: 15
Issue:: 7
Pages:: 2464-2472
Publication date:: 2024-02-14
DOI:: 10.1039/d3sc04063a
EISSN:: 2041-6539
ISSN:: 2041-6520

Language:: English
Keywords:: Solubility equilibrium

Diffusion

Organic chemistry

Dissolution

Mineralogy

Seawater

Geology

Aqueous solution

Thermodynamics

Calcite

Chemistry

Solubility

Inorganic chemistry

Chemical engineering
Pubs id:: 1611863
Local pid:: pubs:1611863
Source identifiers:: W4390703203
Deposit date:: 2026-06-05
ARK identifier:: ark:/29072/ora_997e171e236e427f9d1b343a37b29ccb

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Copyright date:: 2024

Licence:: CC Attribution-NonCommercial (CC BY-NC)

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