| Kinetics of Water-Rock Interaction 2008 Edition Contributor(s): Brantley, Susan (Editor), Kubicki, James (Editor), White, Art (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0387735623 ISBN-13: 9780387735627 Publisher: Springer OUR PRICE: $237.49 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: November 2007 Annotation: The geochemistry of the eartha (TM)s surface is controlled by chemical equilibrium, and the kinetics of the approach toward equilibrium. Many low temperature processes, such as weathering, do not reach equilibrium except over geologically long time periods. The approach to equilibrium can be described by kinetic theory and the application of kinetic theory to geochemical systems has made vast advances in the last several decades. Geochemical kinetics as a topic is now of importance to a wide range of geochemists in academia, industry, and government, and all geochemists need a rudimentary knowledge of the field. This book will summarize the fundamentals of geochemical kinetics with examples drawn especially from mineral dissolution and precipitation, but will also encompass discussion of high temperature processes and global geochemical cycle modeling. Analysis of textures of rocks, sediments, and mineral surfaces will be incorporated throughout and will be a subtheme of the book. |
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| BISAC Categories: - Science | Earth Sciences - Geology - Technology & Engineering | Materials Science - Thin Films, Surfaces & Interfaces - Science | Earth Sciences - Hydrology |
| Dewey: 551.49 |
| LCCN: 2007937090 |
| Physical Information: 1.75" H x 6.4" W x 9.36" (2.91 lbs) 868 pages |
| Themes: - Topical - Ecology |
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| Publisher Description: Systems at the surface of the Earth are continually responding to energy inputs - rived ultimately from radiation from the Sun or from the radiogenic heat in the - terior. These energy inputs drive plate movements and erosion, exposing metastable mineral phases at the Earth's surface. In addition, these energy ?uxes are harvested and transformed by living organisms. As long as these processes persist, chemical disequilibrium at the Earth's surface will be perpetuated. In addition, as human populations grow, the need to produce food, extract - ter, and extract energy resources increases. These processes continually contribute to chemical disequilibrium at the Earth surface. We therefore ?nd it necessary to predict how the surface regolith will change in response to anthropogenic processes as well as long-term climatic and tectonic forcings. To address these questions, we must understand the rates at which reactions occur and the chemical feedbacks that relate these reactions across extreme temporal and spatial scales. Scientists and - gineers who work on soil fertility, nuclear waste disposal, hydrocarbon production, and contaminant and CO sequestration are among the many researchers who need 2 to understand geochemical kinetics. Fundamental questions concerning the lo- term geological, climatic and biological evolution of the planet also rely on g- kinetic information. In this book, we summarize approaches toward measuring and predicting the - netics of water-rock interactions which contribute to the processes mentioned above. |