Stable Phase Equilibria of the Quaternary System LiBr-NaBr-KBr-H2O and the Ternary System LiBr-KBr-H2O at 323.15 K

Abstract

According to the composition characteristics of lithium, potassium, bromine, and other resources rich in the salt lake brine of the Qinghai–Tibet Plateau, the phase equilibria of the quaternary system LiBr-NaBr-KBr-H2O and its ternary subsystem LiBr-KBr-H2O at 323.15 K are studied by an isothermal dissolution equilibrium method. The solubility of each system in equilibrium solution at the corresponding temperature is measured, and the corresponding phase diagrams are drawn according to the phase equilibrium experimental data. The results show that there is no complex salt or solid solution in the ternary system LiBr-KBr-H2O at 323.15 K. The phase diagram contains one invariant point (E1), two univariate curves (AE1 and BE1), and two equilibrium solid crystallization regions (corresponding to LiBr·H2O and KBr), belonging to the simple cosaturated type. The quaternary system LiBr-NaBr-KBr-H2O also has no formation of complex salt and solid solution. The phase diagram contains two invariant points (F1 and F2), five univariate curves (E1F1, E3F1, F1F2, E2F2, and E4F2), and four equilibrium solid-phase crystallization regions (corresponding to LiBr·H2O, KBr, NaBr·2H2O, and NaBr). At the same time, to further explain the phase equilibrium relationship of each system at different temperatures and the change rule of each component, comparison and discussion are carried out.