A spectrophotometric study of aqueous Au(III) halide-hydroxide complexes at 25-28 degrees C

Usher, Alistair; McPhail, Derry; Brugger, Joel

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A spectrophotometric study of aqueous Au(III) halide-hydroxide complexes at 25-28 degrees C

Date

2009

Authors

Usher, Alistair

McPhail, Derry

Brugger, Joel

Publisher

Pergamon-Elsevier Ltd

Abstract

The mobility and transport of gold in low-temperature waters and brines is affected by the aqueous speciation of gold, which is sensitive in particular to pH, oxidation and halide concentrations. In this study, we use UV-Vis spectrophotometry to identify