Thermodynamic Properties of 1:1 Salt Aqueous Solutions with the Electrolattice Equation of State

The electrolattice Equation of State ( EOS) is a model that extends the Mattedi-Tavares-Castier EOS (MTC EOS) to systems with electrolytes. This model considers the effect of three terms. The first one is based on a lattice-hole model that considers local composition effects derived in the context of the generalized Van der Waals theory: the MTC EOS was chosen for this term. The second and the third terms are the Born and the MSA contributions, which take into account ion charging and discharging and long-range ionic interactions, respectively. Depending only on two energy interaction parameters, the model represents satisfactorily the vapor pressure and the mean ionic activity coefficient data of single aqueous solutions containing LiCl, LiBr,, LiI, NaCl, NaBr,, NaI, KCl, KBr,, KI, CsCl, CsBr, CsI, or RbCl. Two methods are presented and contrasted: the salt-specific and the ion-specific approaches. Therefore, the aim of this work is to calculate thermodynamic properties that are extensively used to design, operate and optimize many industrial processes, including water desalination.