Table I

Pitzer interaction parameters used with EQ3/6 to calculate relative humidity and solution composition in saturated brines containing Na, K, Cl, and NO3. Temperature dependence of each of these ion interaction parameters is derived from Eq. (11): χ(T) = a1 + a2/(T - Tr) + a3 In(T/Tr) + a4(T - Tr).

Ion interactions
Pitzer interaction parameters
Reference




Coefficients
a1
a2
a3
a4


K–Cl

4.78 × 10-02
-3.43 × 10+02
-1.38
1.34 × 10-03
10


2.16 × 10-01
-5.76 × 10+02
-2.88
4.64 × 10-03



0.00






-7.49 × 10-04
3.65 × 10+01
1.48 × 10-01
-1.47 × 10-04

K–NO3

-8.16 × 10-02



9


4.94 × 10-02






0.00






6.60 × 10-03




Na–Cl

7.46 × 10-02
-4.71 × 10+02
-1.85
1.66 × 10-03
10


2.75 × 10-01
-5.21 × 10+02
-2.88
4.71 × 10-03



0.00






1.54 × 10-03
4.81 × 10+01
1.75 × 10-01
-1.56 × 10-04

Na–NO3

3.57 × 10-03
-7.03 × 10+02
-3.35
3.98 × 10-03
11


2.32 × 10-01
-2.73 × 10+03
-1.30 × 10+01
2.07 × 10-02



0.00






-4.15 × 10-05
6.48 × 10 +01
3.18 × 10-01
-3.84 × 10-04

K–Na

-3.20 × 10-03
1.40 × 10+01
9.09 × 10-13
-2.66 × 10-15
10
Cl–NO3

1.60 × 10-02



9
K–Na–Cl

-3.69 × 10-03
-5.10
-3.41 × 10-13
6.66 × 10-16
10

Carroll et al. Geochemical Transactions 2005 6:19   doi:10.1186/1467-4866-6-19

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