Chemical Research in Chinese Universities ›› 2020, Vol. 36 ›› Issue (6): 1234-1240.doi: 10.1007/s40242-020-0154-7

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Measured and Predicted Solubility Phase Diagrams of Quaternary Systems LiBr-NaBr-MgBr2-H2O and LiBr-KBr-MgBr2-H2O at 298.15 K

CUI Ruizhi1,2, LI Wu1,2, DONG Yaping1,3, LI Jun1,2   

  1. 1. Key Laboratory of Comprehensive and Highly Efficient Utilization of Salt Lake Resources, Qinghai Institute of Salt Lakes, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xining 810008, P. R. China;
    2. Key Laboratory of Salt Lake Resources Chemistry of Qinghai Province, Qinghai Institute of Salt Lakes, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xining 810008, P. R. China;
    3. Qinghai Engineering and Technology Research Center of Comprehensive Utilization of Salt Lake Resources, Qinghai Institute of Salt Lakes, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xining 810008, P. R. China
  • Received:2020-05-25 Revised:2020-08-05 Online:2020-12-01 Published:2020-12-03
  • Contact: CUI Ruizhi E-mail:cuirzh@isl.ac.cn
  • Supported by:
    Supported by the Natural Science Foundation of Qinghai Province, China(No.2020-ZJ-970Q), the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.41903051), the "Thousand Talents Program for High-end Innovative Talents" of Qinghai Province, China, the CAS "Light of West China" Program and the State Administration of Foreign Experts Affairs G, China (No.20190144003).

Abstract: The stable phase equilibria of quaternary systems LiBr-NaBr-MgBr2-H2O and LiBr-KBr-MgBr2-H2O at 298.15 K were studied by both experimental measurement(isothermal solution saturation method) and theoretical prediction(Pitzer model). The solubilities of the saturated solution have been determined experimentally and two stable phase diagrams and relevant water diagrams of the two quaternary systems were obtained. Results show that quaternary system LiBr-NaBr-MgBr2-H2O is hydrate II type as NaBr and NaBr·2H2O coexistence. Its phase diagram consists of only one invariant point, four univariant curves, and five crystallization fields. The quaternary system LiBr-KBr-MgBr2-H2O is a complex type as the double salt KBr·MgBr2·6H2O formed. In addition to this double salt, the three single salts LiBr·2H2O, KBr and MgBr2·6H2O also crystallize. In this paper, the solubilities of phase equilibria in above quaternary systems were also calculated by the Pitzer's electrolyte solution model. All the needed parameters can be obtained from the literature or be fitted by experimental data. On the Basis of the experimental and calculated results, the phase diagram of the quaternary system was plotted for comparison. It shows that the calculation results are consistent with the experimental ones.

Key words: Brine, Solubility, Phase diagram, Bromide, Pitzer's model