Dissolution rates of silica from diatoms
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A. Kamatani
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Article
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1982
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Springer-Verlag
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English
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In a study of silica dissolution from diatoms, the rate coefficient (K) h -1 of raw diatom cells was estimated as 4 to 5 times smaller than that of the acid-digested siliceous skeletons. The dissolution rate coefficient at early stage (K1) can be predicted as a function of temperature (T ~ In K1 = a