Estimation of medium effects on equilibrium constants in moderate and high ionic strength solutions at elevated...

In this study, a series of interaction coefficients of the Brønsted-Guggenheim-Scatchard specific interaction theory (SIT) have been estimated up to 200 degrees C and 400 bars. The interaction coefficients involving Cl- estimated include epsilon(H+, Cl-), epsilon(Na+, Cl-), epsilon(Ag+, Cl-), epsilon(Na+, AgCl2 -), epsilon(Mg2+, Cl-), epsilon(Ca2+, Cl-), epsilon(Sr2+, Cl-), epsilon(Ba2+, Cl-), epsilon(Sm3+, Cl-), epsilon(Eu3+, Cl-), epsilon(Gd3+, Cl-), and epsilon(GdAc2+, Cl-). The interaction coefficients involving OH- estimated include epsilon(Li+, OH-), epsilon(K+, OH-), epsilon(Na+, OH-), epsilon(Cs+, OH-), epsilon(Sr2+, OH-), and epsilon(Ba2+, OH-). In addition, the interaction coefficients of epsilon(Na+, Ac-) and epsilon(Ca2+, Ac-) have also been estimated. The bulk of interaction coefficients presented in this study has been evaluated from the mean activity coefficients. A few of them have been estimated from the potentiometric and solubility studies. The above interaction coefficients are tested against both experimental mean activity coefficients and equilibrium quotients. Predicted mean activity coefficients are in satisfactory agreement with experimental data. Predicted equilibrium quotients are in very good agreement with experimental values. Based upon its relatively rapid attainment of equilibrium and the ease of determining magnesium concentrations, this study also proposes that the solubility of brucite can be used as a pH (pcH) buffer/sensor for experimental systems in NaCl solutions up to 200 degrees C by employing the predicted solubility quotients of brucite in conjunction with the dissociation quotients of water and the first hydrolysis quotients of Mg2+, all in NaCl solutions.