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Table 3 Rate constants and R2 at different agitation rates

From: Effects of alkali solution on the dissolution kinetics and optimization processes of iron from Akwuke ore

Agitation rates (rpm)

Surface chemical

Diffusion controlled

Ks (min¯1)

R2

Kd (min¯1)

R2

90

0.0025

0.918

0.0021

0.995

190

0.0023

0.981

0.0022

0.998

290

0.0022

0.974

0.0020

0.987

390

0.0018

0.973

0.0017

0.978

490

0.0019

0.970

0.0016

0.976