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J Am Chem Soc
; 133(44): 17521-3, 2011 Nov 09.
Artículo
en Inglés
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-21961793
RESUMEN
We show that highly oxidizing valence band holes, produced by ultraviolet (UV) illumination of naturally occurring semiconducting minerals, are capable of oxidizing chloride ion to perchlorate in aqueous solutions at higher rates than other known natural perchlorate production processes. Our results support an alternative to atmospheric reactions leading to the formation of high concentrations of perchlorate on Mars.