ISSN:
1572-8838
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Chemistry and Pharmacology
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Electrical Engineering, Measurement and Control Technology
Notes:
Abstract A generalized thermodynamic analysis and a geometric interpretation of potential-pH diagrams for multi-element systems are presented. The presence of reactive gases, e.g. CO2 and SO2, and complex-forming species, e.g. NH3 and Cl−, are expressly considered. The equilibrium state is described by a set of independent formation reactions of all species containing the active redox element, M. The formation reactions are written in terms of a user-specified set of primitive species, e.g. M, H2O, H+,e, X and Y, where X and Y could be CO2 and Cl− for example. Some of these primitive species, e.g. M ande, may be virtual species, that is, they do not have an independent existence as separate entities in the reaction mixture. This procedure permits an explicit algebraic solution for the potential-pH diagram. Examples of Pourbaix and predominance diagrams for complex uranium and chromium systems are given.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF01009127
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