FREZCHEM: A geochemical model for cold aqueous solutions

Computers and Geosciences

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 10-15

  Marion, Giles M ^a   Mironenko, Mikhail V ^b   Roberts, Morien W ^a  

^a DESERT RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b VERNADSKY INSTITUTE OF GEOCHEMISTRY AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Electrolyte solution; Evaporation; Freezing; Internet; Pitzer approach; Pressure; Thermodynamic model

Indexed keywords

ANTARCTICA; AQUEOUS SOLUTIONS; CHEMICAL EQUILIBRIUMS; CHEMICAL THERMODYNAMIC MODELS; CONCENTRATED ELECTROLYTE SOLUTIONS; CONVERGENCE PROBLEMS; ELECTROLYTE SOLUTION; ENVIRONMENTAL PATHWAYS; FORTRAN CODES; GEOCHEMICAL MODELS; GEOCHEMICAL PROCESS; MATHEMATICAL ALGORITHMS; MOLALITIES; PARAMETERIZED; PITZER APPROACH; PRESSURE CHANGE; PRESSURE RANGES; SUB-ZERO TEMPERATURES; TEMPERATURE CHANGES; TEMPERATURE RANGE; THEORETICAL RESEARCH; THERMODYNAMIC MODEL;

CONVERGENCE OF NUMERICAL METHODS; ELECTROLYSIS; EVAPORATION; FREEZING; INTERNET; PHASE EQUILIBRIA; THERMAL EFFECTS; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES; VAPORS;

ELECTROLYTES;

ALGORITHM; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ELECTROLYTE; EVAPORATION; FREEZING; GEOCHEMISTRY; GIBBS FREE ENERGY; NUMERICAL MODEL; PRESSURE; TEMPERATURE; THEORETICAL STUDY; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 70350735844     PISSN: 00983004     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cageo.2009.06.004     Document Type: Article

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