Solubility congruent

For both coordinated and congruent control, the pH depends upon the phosphate concentration and the sodium to phosphate ratio. Generally, however, phosphates are unsuitable for use at boiler pressures above 100 bar as their low solubility and high concentration factors developed lead to corrosive conditions. 

Congruent phosphate programs are modifications of coordinated phosphate programs that operate at a Na P04 ratio lower than the normal 2.8 or 2.85 1. Experience has demonstrated that (contrary to theory) diminished phosphate salt solubility (phosphate hideout) takes place under high-load conditions. This is in addition to the recognized problems of high-temperature crystallization of TSP at the higher ratio of 3 1 (with the formation of some DSP and free caustic). 

Dissolution of CaCOs is a congruent reaction the entire mineral is weathered and results completely in soluble products. The above reaction is driven to the right by an increase of CO2 partial pressure and by the removal of the Ca and/or bicarbonate. Any impurities present in the calcareous rock, such as silicates, oxides, organic compounds, and others, are left as residue. As the calcium and bicarbonate leach... 

In very dilute HCl solutions, specifically those with a pH above 5-48, the 4 1 5 phase was found to be insoluble. By contrast, addition of concentrated HCl to the 4 1 5 phase was shown to lead to formation of the 1 1 2 phase (Sorrell, 1977). Below 35wt% HCl, the 4 1 5 phase was found to dissolve congruently. Since the 1 1 2 phase was also found to dissolve congruently in hydrochloric acid solutions with concentrations above 23 wt %, it follows that there is a range of concentrations over which both phases are soluble in aqueous HCl. This behaviour explains why the zinc oxychlorides have proved to be unsatisfactory in attempts to use them as dental cements. The preparation of such cements from concentrated aqueous solutions of ZnClj results in the formation either of the 1 1 2 phase alone or of mixtures of the 4 1 5 and 1 1 2 phases, neither of which is stable in the presence of water. Preparing dental cements from less concentrated solutions also results in the formation of mixed phases, unless the bulk composition has excessive amounts of ZnO present. In these latter cases the cement stability is acceptable but it lacks both a workable consistency and a reasonable working time. 

Calcareous minerals and evaporite minerals (halides, gypsum) are very soluble and dissolve rapidly and, in general, congruently (i.e., yielding upon dissolution the same stoichiometric proportions in the solution as the proportions in the dissolving mineral and without forming new solid phases). Their contribution to the total dissolved load in rivers can be estimated by considering the mean composition of river... 

The term incongruent is generally used, if a mineral upon dissolution reacts to form a new solid or if the reversal of a dissolution process leads to a different composition. In natural environments incongruent solubility is probably more prevalent, e.g., in weathering of many clays, than congruent dissolution. 

Figure 5. Possible pathways by which Fe isotopes may be fractionated during dissimilatory Fe(III) reduction (DIR). Dissolution, if it occurs congruently, is unlikely to produce isotopic fractionation (Afi. If Fe(II) is well complexed in solution and conditions are anaerobic, precipitation of new ferric oxides (A3) is unlikely to occur. Significant isotopic fractionation is expected during the reduction step (A2), possibly reflecting isotopic fractionation between soluble pools of Fe(III) and Fe(II). The soluble Fe(III) component is expected to interact with the cell through an electron shuttle compound and/or an outer membrane protein, and is not part of the ambient pool of aqueous Fe. Sorption of aqueous or soluble Fe(II) to the ferric oxide/hydroxide substrate (A4) is another step in which isotopic fractionation may occur. Modified from Beard et al. (2003a).

Table 2.1 Dissociation reactions and solubility of selected minerals that dissolve congruently in water (Freeze and Cherry 1979)...

Equations such as equation (1) above imply that the oxidative dissolution of pyrite is congruent, directly liberating Fe2+, SO4, and H+ to solution. However, in the common circumstance that water is insufficiently abundant to immediately transport the oxidation products away from the mineral surfaces, pyrite oxidation more commonly results initially in the accumulation of various hydroxysulphate evaporite minerals. These minerals form efflorescent crusts, typically white and yellow in colour, on the surfaces of pyrite-rich coals and mudstones (Fig. 1), and they effectively store the oxidation products in a readily soluble form until some hydro-logical event delivers sufficient water to dissolve and transport them away. Because pyrite often occurs in mudstones, where Al-bearing clay minerals are in contact with acidic pyrite oxidation waters, A1 is frequently released from the clays and is also stored in these hydroxysulphate phases. When these minerals finally dissolve, they result in abrupt and extreme increases in dissolved acidity. For this reason, they have been termed acid generating salts (AGS) (Bayless... 

P. P. Fedotieff showed that the change of Px with temp, can be represented by the movement of the point H and this in turn depends on the variation of the solubilities of ammonium hydrocarbonate and chloride. When the temp, approaches 32°, Px lies on the ammonium chloride axis, and the incongruent sat. soln. becomes congruent because the same salts now appear in the solid phase as are present in soln.—viz., sodium and ammonium hydrocarbonates and ammonium chloride. 

Now consider the dissolution of mineral Cao.85 Mgo.15 CO3 in pure water with one atmosphere CO2. If this mineral acted like a solid solution phase, it would dissolve congruently along reaction path AA until it reached at A saturation with a calcium-rich magnesian calcite less soluble than itself. We will see later in this... 

Solubilities of annealed skeletal carbonates were estimated by Land (1967) by allowing the system to reach a steady state pH and by determining dissolved Ca2+ and Mg2+ concentrations. Dissolution of the magnesian calcites in Land s experiments appeared to be congruent in the sense that the steady state solution had a molar Ca2+/Mg2+ ratio similar to that of the solid. 

D-[Cr(en)3]Cl3-aq are isolated as small yellow crystals. The tartrate double salts are sparingly soluble in cold water and are probably not congruently soluble, whereas the stereoisomeric chlorides are highly soluble and have a solubility much higher than the corresponding racemic salts. The tris(ethylenedi-amine)rhodium(III) ion is very robust, and the stability toward racemization is so high that an aqueous solution can be evaporated to dryness without loss of optical activity.1 The robustness of [Cr(en)3]s+ is much lower.7... 

However, since the solubility of CaC03s is much smaller than the solubility of Ca(OH)2s (Table 2.7), the latter does not form under the conditions described above, hence, there is congruent dissolution. 

Another useful concept is that of congruent and incongruent reactions. These terms describe reactions involving the dissolution of minerals. If all the products of a dissolution reaction are soluble, the reaction is called congruent, as in the case of the quartz dissolution reaction (1.6) described above. Because, as written, the olivine weathering reaction leads to quartz precipitation it is an incongruent reaction. 

Note that because olivine contains no Al, no clays result from reactions (7.1) or (7.2). Also, reaction (7.1) is congruent, whereas reactions (7.2) and (7.3) are incongruent. In other words, in the first reaction all the weathering products are soluble, whereas in the second and third reactions, weathering results in precipitation of new solid phases. Reaction (7.2) involves oxidation of Fe(II) to Fe(lII), with precipitation of the ferric iron in a mineral such as goethite. Among the three examples, only the feldspar contains Al and so can result in a clay. In reaction (7,3) we assume that all the Al moves directly from the feldspar to the kaolinite. However, if the pH is below about 4 or 5, the kaolinite itself becomes soluble and appreciable Al also goes into solution. 

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