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Table 1 PhreeqC 3 modelling results: aqueous activities, solubility products (K SP), and saturation indices (SI)

From: How well suited are current thermodynamic models to predict or interpret the composition of (Ba,Sr)SO4 solid-solutions in geothermal scalings?

 

[Ba2+] (mol/kgw)

[Sr2+] (mol/kgw)

[SO4 2−] (mol/kgw)

log10(K SP): barite

log10(K SP): celestine

SIa barite

SI celestine

Molalities

3.86 E−5

5.14E−3

4.89E−3

Pitzer: 230 bar, 100 °C

8.35E6

2.12E3

4.10E5

9.36

7.02

−0.11

−0.04

Pitzer: 1 bar, 70 °C

1.09E5

2.57E3

5.00E5

9.54

6.93

0.28

0.04

Pitzer: 1 bar, 25 °C

1.91E−5

3.36E−3

5.35E−5

−9.84

−6.66

0.85

−0.09

Pitzer: 1 bar, 25 °C (no ana.-expr.)

1.91E5

3.36E3

5.35E5

9.97

6.63

0.98

−0.12

SIT: 1 bar, 25 °C

6.62E−6

2.74E−4 (1.54E−3, incl. SrCl+)

1.24E−4

−9.97

−6.62

0.88

−0.85 (−0.10, incl. SrCl+)

  1. The values highlighted in italics are those considered in solid-solution thermodynamic calculations
  2. kgw kg water
  3. aSI = log10([Me2+][SO4 2−]/KSP)