Reaction kinetics in simple solutions

A number of factors have been investigated that influence calcite dissolution in relatively simple systems. These include the important variables of temperature, pH, and the partial pressure of CO2. The equations describing the net dissolution rate of carbonate minerals in simple experimental solutions differ somewhat, depending on experimental conditions and the interpretations placed on the experimental results by various investigators (cf., for example, Plummer et al., 1978 Chou et al., 1989). 

The kinetics of calcium carbonate precipitation in simple solutions have received less attention than those of dissolution reactions. This perhaps reflects the fact that most sedimentary carbonates are initially formed biogenically and that the primary interest in carbonate precipitation reactions has been directed at reaction 

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