TY - JOUR
T1 - Modeling of Gas Solubility Using the Electrolyte Cubic
Plus Association Equation of State
AU - Sun, Li
AU - Kontogeorgis, Georgios M.
AU - von Solms, Nicolas
AU - Liang, Xiaodong
PY - 2019
Y1 - 2019
N2 - The prediction of the solubilities of carbon dioxide and methane in aqueous solutions of inorganic salts is important for geological carbon storage, enhanced oil recovery, gas hydrate formation, and seawater desalination. Few electrolyte equations of state can be used for accurate gas solubility calculations over wide ranges of temperature, pressure, and salt molality. This work presents a thermodynamic modeling study on the solubilities of carbon dioxide and methane in aqueous solutions of several inorganic salts with the electrolyte cubic plus association equation of state. The binary interaction parameters between ions and gas are obtained by fitting the experimental data of gas solubility in single-salt solutions. It is shown that the equation of state can satisfactorily correlate the gas solubility over a wide range of conditions, with deviation less than the reported experimental uncertainties (7%) for most systems. The equation of state is then used to predict the gas solubility in multi-salt solutions, and a satisfactory performance is achieved. The salting-out effects resulting from ion size, charge density, and salt concentration are also extensively discussed.
AB - The prediction of the solubilities of carbon dioxide and methane in aqueous solutions of inorganic salts is important for geological carbon storage, enhanced oil recovery, gas hydrate formation, and seawater desalination. Few electrolyte equations of state can be used for accurate gas solubility calculations over wide ranges of temperature, pressure, and salt molality. This work presents a thermodynamic modeling study on the solubilities of carbon dioxide and methane in aqueous solutions of several inorganic salts with the electrolyte cubic plus association equation of state. The binary interaction parameters between ions and gas are obtained by fitting the experimental data of gas solubility in single-salt solutions. It is shown that the equation of state can satisfactorily correlate the gas solubility over a wide range of conditions, with deviation less than the reported experimental uncertainties (7%) for most systems. The equation of state is then used to predict the gas solubility in multi-salt solutions, and a satisfactory performance is achieved. The salting-out effects resulting from ion size, charge density, and salt concentration are also extensively discussed.
U2 - 10.1021/acs.iecr.9b03335
DO - 10.1021/acs.iecr.9b03335
M3 - Journal article
SN - 0888-5885
VL - 58
SP - 17555
EP - 17567
JO - Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research
JF - Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research
IS - 37
ER -