Mechanisms and Dynamics of Mineral Dissolution: A New Kinetic Monte Carlo Model
Date
2019-10Keywords
Geochemistry
Mineral dissolution
Materials science
Gibbs free energy
Kinetic Monte Carlo
Transition state theory
Abstract
Mineral dissolution is a fundamental process in geochemistry and materials science. It is controlled by the complex interplay of atomic level mechanisms like adatoms and terraces removal, pit opening, and spontaneous vacancy creation that can be gradually activated at different energies.
Type
journal article