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Polymer Model of Zeolite Thermochemical Stability

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 January 2024

Randolph Arthur ,
Hiroshi Sasamoto ,
Colin Walker  and
Mikazu Yui
Randolph Arthur*
Affiliation:
INTERA, Inc., 3900 S. Wadsworth Blvd., Suite 555, Denver, Colorado, 80235, USA
Hiroshi Sasamoto
Affiliation:
Japan Atomic Energy Agency, 4-33 Muramatsu, Tokai-mura, Naka-gun, Ibaraki-ken 319-1194, Japan
Colin Walker
Affiliation:
Japan Atomic Energy Agency, 4-33 Muramatsu, Tokai-mura, Naka-gun, Ibaraki-ken 319-1194, Japan
Mikazu Yui
Affiliation:
Japan Atomic Energy Agency, 4-33 Muramatsu, Tokai-mura, Naka-gun, Ibaraki-ken 319-1194, Japan
*
* E-mail address of corresponding author: [email protected]
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Abstract

The polymer model provides a relatively simple and robust basis for estimating the standard Gibbs free energies of formation (ΔGfo) and standard enthalpies of formation (ΔHfo) of clay minerals and other aluminosilicates with an accuracy that is comparable to or better than can be obtained using alternative techniques. The model developed in the present study for zeolites entailed the selection of internally consistent standard thermodynamic properties for model components, calibration of adjustable model parameters using a linear regression technique constrained by ΔGfo and ΔHfo values retrieved from calorimetric, solubility, and phase-equilibrium experiments, and assessments of model accuracy based on comparisons of predicted values with experimental counterparts not included in the calibration dataset. The ΔGfo and ΔHfo predictions were found to average within ±0.2% and ±0.3%, respectively, of experimental values at 298.15 K and 1 bar. The latter result is comparable to the good accuracy that has been obtained by others using a more rigorous electronegativity-based model for ΔHfo that accounts explicitly for differences in zeolite structure based on differences in framework density and unit-cell volume. This observation is consistent with recent calorimetric studies indicating that enthalpies of transition from quartz to various pure-silica zeolite frameworks (zeosils) are small and only weakly dependent on framework type, and suggests that the effects on ΔHfo of differences in framework topology can be ignored for estimation purposes without incurring a significant loss of accuracy. The relative simplicity of the polymer model, together with its applicability to both zeolites and clay minerals, is based on a common set of experimentally determined and internally consistent thermodynamic properties for model components. These attributes are particularly well suited for studies of the effects of water-rock-barrier interactions on the long-term safety of geologic repositories for high-level nuclear waste (HLW).

Keywords

EstimationPolymer ModelStandard Thermodynamic PropertiesZeolites
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Clays and Clay Minerals , Volume 59 , Issue 6 , December 2011 , pp. 626 - 639
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Copyright © Clay Minerals Society 2011

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