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The Challenges of Predictive Numerical Calculation within Hypersaline Brines:Examples from Lithium Brines
Author(s):
Julien Declercq, Camilo de los Hoyos, Ruth Griffith and Rob Bowell
Date:
Tuesday, September 11, 2018
First presented:
11th ICARD | IMWA 2018 Annual Conference
Media:
Type:
Published paper
Category:
Geochemistry
Lithium brines, today’s main lithium source have been increasingly studied in recent years. Geochemical modelling can be used to predict the operational or underground brine lithium concentrations, but it can also be applied to ground stability prediction. However hypersaline systems are challenging to model due to the inaccuracies introduced by elevated ionic strength when using the extended Debye-Hückel theory. A different approach, such as Pitzer is required. However, while generally internally consistent, this database is limited in the number of phases and elements it contains and therefore has limited predictive power. To overcome this issue, a literature review was undertaken.
