Mineral-water interface geochemistry

Table of contents:

Chapter 1. Mineral-Water Interface Geochemistry: An Overview
Chapter 2. Atomic Treatment Of Mineral-Water Surface Reactions
Chapter 3. Atomic Structure, Microtopography, Composition, And Reactivity Of Mineral Surfaces
Chapter 4. Surface Energy And Adsorption At Mineral/Water Interfaces: An Introduction
Chapter 5. Surface Complexation Modeling In Aqueous Geochemistry
Chapter 6. Molecular Models Of Ion Adsorption On Mineral Surfaces
Chapter 7. Co-Adsorption Of Metal Ions And Organic Ligands: Formation Of Ternary Surface Complexes
Chapter 8. Spectroscopic Studies Of Chemisorption Reaction Mechanisms At Oxide-Water Interfaces
Chapter 9. Mechanisms Of Growth And Dissolution Of Sparingly Soluble Salts
Chapter 10. Leaching Of Mineral And Glass Surfaces During Dissolution
Chapter 11. Oxidative And Reductive Dissolution Of Minerals
Chapter 12. Heterogeneous Electrochemical Reactions Associated With Oxidation Of Ferrous Oxide And Silicate Surfaces
Chapter 13. Spectroscopic Studies Of Adsorption/Reduction Reactions Of Aqueous Metal Complexes On Sulphide Surfaces
Chapter 14. Photo-Redox Processes At The Mineral-Water Interface

Volume 23 of Reviews in Mineralogy and accompanying MSA short course covers chemical reactions that take place at mineral-water interfaces. We believe that this book describes most of the important concepts and contributions that have driven mineral-water interface geochemistry to its present state. We begin in Chapter 1 with examples of the global importance of mineral-water interface reactions and a brief review of the contents of the entire book. Thereafter, we have divided the book into four sections, including atomistic approaches (Chapters 2- 3), adsorption (Chapters 4-8), precipitation and dissolution (Chapters 9-11), and oxidation-reduction reactions (Chapters 11-14).