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. 2021 Feb 1;6(5):3727–3735. doi: 10.1021/acsomega.0c05332

Table 1. Surface Complexation Modeling Parameters for Sandstone.

  quartz/brine interface kaolinite/brine interface32
quartz edge (X = Si) kaolinite edges (X = Si, Al)
>XOH site density (sites/nm2) 4.6a 5.5
specific surface area of quartz (m2/g) 0.92 11.47
  log_K at 25 °C
>XOH + H+ ↔ >XOH2+ –1.75 0.80
>XO + H+ ↔ >XOH 6.75 7.00
>XOH + Ca2+ ↔ >XOCa+ + H+ –5.70 –6.00
>XOH + Mg2+ ↔ >XOMg+ + H+ –5.70 –5.55
C1 (F/m2) 2.253 (H+ interaction)
3.098 (Ca2+ interaction)
4.302 (Mg2+ interaction)
C2 (F/m2) 0.2
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