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CaCO{sub 3} ``scale`` formation: How do we deal with the effects of pressure

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OSTI ID:83093
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  1. Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK (United States). Dept. of Chemistry
The effect of pressure on CaCO{sub 3}(s) ``scale`` formation is dealt with from a thermodynamic perspective. The necessary equations are developed for the situation where a gas phase exists and where it doesn`t. For any given brine the input data required are: temperature; pressure of CO{sub 2} (if gas phase present); total pressure; Ca{sup 2+} concentration; HCO{sub 3}{sup {minus}} concentration; concentrations of other ions; and presence or absence of gas phase. A computer program then calculates the appropriate equilibrium constants and activity coefficients. It can then predict whether CaCO{sub 3}(s) will form and in what quantity.
OSTI ID:
83093
Report Number(s):
CONF-940222--
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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