Thermodynamic modeling of aqueous polyelectrolyte solutions with mixed-valent counterions
- Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX (United States); OSTI
- Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX (United States)
Thermodynamic modeling of aqueous polyelectrolyte solutions with salts is of significant interest for many industrial applications. Here this study applies the polyelectrolyte Nonrandom Two-liquid activity coefficient model to aqueous polyelectrolyte solutions with mixed-valent counterions. A modified Delocalized Binding Theory was proposed to determine the polyion condensation fractions of the mixed counterions. This modified theory accounts for the electrostatic binding of the counterions on the polyion, the dissociation entropy of the counterions, and the electrostatic interactions between the uncondensed ionic species. Given the polyion condensation fractions, the critical value of Manning’s parameter ξ and the amounts of uncondensed polyions and counterions can be calculated along with the activity coefficients of mobile ions. The model successfully correlates experimental data for various aqueous polyelectrolyte systems with mixed-valent counterions.
- Research Organization:
- American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE), New York, NY (United States); Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- J.F Maddox Foundation.; USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE)
- Grant/Contract Number:
- EE0007888
- OSTI ID:
- 1977291
- Journal Information:
- Journal of Chemical Thermodynamics, Journal Name: Journal of Chemical Thermodynamics Journal Issue: C Vol. 169; ISSN 0021-9614
- Publisher:
- ElsevierCopyright Statement
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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