Blow down PH and alkalinity
Blow down PH and alkalinity
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Hi guys,
I have a hot water stream, with PH=9.5, that goes to a steam separator.
My question is this:
After flashing,how much alkalinity goes to steam stream(as CO2)?
How much is blow down's alkalinity and PH?
I have heard different answers:
"...PH increased"
"...PH decreased"
"All carbonate species go to flashed steam"
"All carbonate species go to blow down"
What is your idea?
Thanks
I have a hot water stream, with PH=9.5, that goes to a steam separator.
My question is this:
After flashing,how much alkalinity goes to steam stream(as CO2)?
How much is blow down's alkalinity and PH?
I have heard different answers:
"...PH increased"
"...PH decreased"
"All carbonate species go to flashed steam"
"All carbonate species go to blow down"
What is your idea?
Thanks





RE: Blow down PH and alkalinity
Approximately 0.034 mol of CO2 dissolves per liter water at 25oC at atmospheric pressure. Most of the dissolved CO2 appears as CO2(aq) and only a small fraction actually reacts with water to give H2CO3(aq).
Although describing carbonic acid as being solvated CO2 is an oversimplification, for the following discussion we shall assume carbonic acid (a weak diprotic acid) forms from solvated CO2.
See the example below to show the relative proportions of the carbonated ion species in equilibrium at differing pH values.
Carbonic acid can give up one hydrogen ion to form HCO3-, or two hydrogen ions to form CO3=.
where:
and
where:
At ambient temperature the equilibrium distribution of H2CO3, HCO3H- and CO3=, in water at pH=9.5 (ie, [H3O+]=3.16x10-10 M), from the above formulas, is ~0.00064 : 0.85 : 0.15, respectively.
Measure the pH after flashing, upon cooling the sample to ambient temperature. Then estimate the relative amounts from the above formulas.
For example, if the pH rises to pH=10 (ie, [H3O+]=1.0x10-10 M) the respective presence of the mentioned species would be ~0.00016 : 0.68 : 0.32.
Is this the answer you were interested in ? I wonder.
RE: Blow down PH and alkalinity