The Journal of
the Korean Journal of Metals and Materials

The Journal of
the Korean Journal of Metals and Materials

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  • pISSN : 1738-8228
  • eISSN : 2288-8241

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Title Ionic Equilibria in Mixed Chloride Solution of Nickel and Cobalt
Authors 이만승(Man Seung Lee); 오영주(Young Joo Oh)
Page pp.767-771
ISSN 1738-8228(ISSN), 2288-8241(eISSN)
Keywords NiCl2; CoCl2; HCl; Ionic equilbira; Bromley; pH
Abstract A chemical model was developed for the mixed chloride solution of nickel and cobalt at 25℃. This model consisted of chemical equilibria, mass and charge balance equations. The activity coefficients of solutes and water activity were calculated by using Bromley equation. Cobalt ion has a strong tendency to form complexes with chloride ion such as CoCl₃^(-) and CoCl₄^(2-), while the nickel chloride complex was only NiCI`. Distribution of nickel and cobalt species with the compositions and pH values of the solution was obtained from the analysis of ionic equilibria in mixed chloride solutions. The predicted pH values for NiC1₂-CoC1₂-HCI-H₂O system agreed well with those measured at 25℃ up to ionic strength of 9.53 m.