Abstract |
A mass transport model, TRANQL, for a multicomponent solution system has been developed. The equilibrium interaction chemistry is posed independently of the mass transport equations which leads to a set of algebraic equations for the chemistry coupled to a set of differential equations for the mass transport. Significant equilibrium chemical reactions such as complexation, ion exchange, competitive adsorption, and dissociation of water may be included in TRANQL. Here, a finite element solution is presented first for cadmium, chloride, and bromide transport in a one-dimensional column where complexation and sorption are considered. Second, binary and ternary ion exchange are modeled and compared to the results of other investigators. (Copyright (c) 1985 by the American Geophysical Union.) |