A Stochastic Treatment of Crystal Dissolution Kinetics

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Research Article| June 01, 2013 A Stochastic Treatment of Crystal Dissolution Kinetics Andreas Lüttge; Andreas Lüttge * 1MARUM / FB5, University of BremenKlagenfurter Str., 28359 Bremen, Germany2Department of Earth Science MS-126, Rice University6100 Main Street, Houston, TX 77005, USA3Department of Geology, Babeş-Bolyai University, Kogàlniceanu 1 Cluj-Napoca 400084, Romania * Corresponding author, andreas.luettge@uni-bremen.de Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Rolf S. Arvidson; Rolf S. Arvidson 1MARUM / FB5, University of BremenKlagenfurter Str., 28359 Bremen, Germany2Department of Earth Science MS-126, Rice University6100 Main Street, Houston, TX 77005, USA Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Cornelius Fischer Cornelius Fischer 1MARUM / FB5, University of BremenKlagenfurter Str., 28359 Bremen, Germany2Department of Earth Science MS-126, Rice University6100 Main Street, Houston, TX 77005, USA Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Author and Article Information Andreas Lüttge * 1MARUM / FB5, University of BremenKlagenfurter Str., 28359 Bremen, Germany2Department of Earth Science MS-126, Rice University6100 Main Street, Houston, TX 77005, USA3Department of Geology, Babeş-Bolyai University, Kogàlniceanu 1 Cluj-Napoca 400084, Romania Rolf S. Arvidson 1MARUM / FB5, University of BremenKlagenfurter Str., 28359 Bremen, Germany2Department of Earth Science MS-126, Rice University6100 Main Street, Houston, TX 77005, USA Cornelius Fischer 1MARUM / FB5, University of BremenKlagenfurter Str., 28359 Bremen, Germany2Department of Earth Science MS-126, Rice University6100 Main Street, Houston, TX 77005, USA * Corresponding author, andreas.luettge@uni-bremen.de Publisher: Mineralogical Society of America First Online: 09 Mar 2017 Online ISSN: 1811-5217 Print ISSN: 1811-5209 © 2013 by the Mineralogical Society of America Elements (2013) 9 (3): 183–188. https://doi.org/10.2113/gselements.9.3.183 Article history First Online: 09 Mar 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Search Site Citation Andreas Lüttge, Rolf S. Arvidson, Cornelius Fischer; A Stochastic Treatment of Crystal Dissolution Kinetics. Elements 2013;; 9 (3): 183–188. doi: https://doi.org/10.2113/gselements.9.3.183 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentBy SocietyElements Search Advanced Search Abstract Many areas of science and industry require a fundamental understanding of crystal dissolution. Examples are diverse and include chemical weathering, pharmaceutical delivery, and the response of marine carbonates to CO2 increases. Understanding these processes ultimately demands knowledge of reaction dynamics. Techniques allowing high-resolution observations of dissolving crystals have greatly improved our understanding of reaction kinetics at a variety of scales. Atomic force microscopy and vertical scanning interferometry can reveal reaction mechanisms and permit tests of working hypotheses. However, understanding the substantial complexity and heterogeneous distribution of surface reactivity cannot be made by simple observation alone but requires advances in fundamental theory. Model simulations of molecular-scale processes provide the critical link between nanoscale surface observations of crystal dissolution and the phenomenological result at scales of environmental importance. You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.