A Nonextensive Electrolyte UNIQUAC Model for Prediction of Mean Activity Coefficients of Binary Electrolyte Solutions

Rezaei, H.; Abdolrahimi, S.; Pazuki, Gholamreza; Rohani, A. A.

doi:10.22036/pcr.2018.136748.1499

A Nonextensive Electrolyte UNIQUAC Model for Prediction of Mean Activity Coefficients of Binary Electrolyte Solutions

Document Type : Regular Article

Authors

H. Rezaei ¹

S. Abdolrahimi ²

Gholamreza Pazuki ³

A. A. Rohani ⁴

¹ aChemical Engineering Department, Islamic Azad University, Shahrood Branch, Iran

² Chemical Engineering Department, Amirkabir University of Technology, (Tehran Polytechnic), Tehran, Iran

³ Chemical Engineering Department, Amirkabir University of Technology, Tehran, Iran

⁴ cRefining Technology Development Division, Research Institute of Petroleum Industry, National Iranian Oil Company, Tehran, Iran

https://doi.org/10.22036/pcr.2018.136748.1499

Abstract

In this work, an electrolyte-UNIQUAC model was developed by replacement of Boltzmann weight binary interaction parameters by the nonextensive Tsallis weight. A summation of the long-range electrostatic term (Debye-Huckel equation) and a short-range interaction term were considered in the calculation of thermodynamic properties. A framework proposed by Chen and co-workers was employed for the derivation of the local mole fractions. Application of the nonextensive theory increased the degree of freedom of the present model (T-E-UNIQUAC). Furthermore, the strength of the model lies in its ability to calculate individual activity coefficients of ions. The applicability of the T-E-UNIQUAC model has been tested using aqueous electrolyte solutions and results have been compared with Messnaoui, Chen and Pitzer models.

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