The pH of CO2–saturated aqueous KCl solutions at temperatures between 298 K and 423 K at pressures up to 13.5 MPa
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Author(s)
Mutailipu, Meiheriayi
Liu, Yu
Song, Yongchen
Martin Trusler, JP
Type
Journal Article
Abstract
The pH of CO2-saturated brines is of importance in geological carbon storage utilizing saline aquifers as it is a key variable controlling fluid-mineral chemical reactions that affect CO2 storage capacity and security. In this paper, we report experimental measurements of the pH of CO2-saturated aqueous KCl solutions carried out using high-pressure glass and ZrO2 pH electrodes, coupled with a Ag/AgCl reference electrode, at a temperatures from (298 to 423 K) and at pressure between (0.2 and 13.5) MPa. The results are in good agreement with values predicted using the Pitzer model with the McInnes convention as implemented in the PHREEQC geochemical simulator software. The pH of CO2-saturated KCl solutions decreases with increasing partial pressure of CO2 and increases with increasing temperature. Increasing the molality of the KCl solutions tends to lower the pH but not as rapidly as is the case the NaCl.
Date Issued
2021-04-28
Date Acceptance
2020-12-30
Citation
Chemical Engineering Science, 2021, 234, pp.1-10
ISSN
0009-2509
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Start Page
1
End Page
10
Journal / Book Title
Chemical Engineering Science
Volume
234
Copyright Statement
© 2021 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. This manuscript is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International Licence http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
Sponsor
Qatar Shell Research and Technology Center QSTP LLC
Identifier
https://reader.elsevier.com/reader/sd/pii/S0009250920309660?token=F7FBB81C54CA59CB28F50146B61A289DDA9B4FB0B6EAA3457A8D26B79A89B1F734F211AA3F584AA4679467B7E9B80F78
Grant Number
490000724
Subjects
0904 Chemical Engineering
0913 Mechanical Engineering
0914 Resources Engineering and Extractive Metallurgy
Chemical Engineering
Publication Status
Published
Article Number
116434
Date Publish Online
2021-01-05