Date of Award:
5-1970
Document Type:
Dissertation
Degree Name:
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Department:
Plants, Soils, and Climate
Department name when degree awarded
Soils and Meteorology
Committee Chair(s)
Jerome J. Jurinak
Committee
Jerome J. Jurinak
Committee
Raymond L. Kerns
Committee
James W. Sinclair
Committee
R. L. Smith
Committee
Alvin R. Southard
Abstract
The effect of Mg++ ion on the solubility of calcium carbonate was determined using P. K. Weyls "carbonate saturometer."
The amount of calcium carbonate precipitated or dissolved was measured for five series of waters when equilibrated with solid carbonate.
It was found that the effect of Mg++ ion on solubility depend upon the nature of the solid phase: surface area, coprecipitated Mg++, minerology, etc.
Pure low area calcite showed an increase in solubility which could be explained by ion-pair formation, while its other carbonates departed from this behavior.
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Recommended Citation
Hassett, John J., "Magnesium Ion Inhibition of Calcium Carbonate Precipitation and its Relation to Water Quality" (1970). All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023. 4574.
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