How much of a solid will form?
How does the OLI Software determine how much solid will form?
To begin this discussion we will assume we have a simple solution of CaCO3 and H2O at 25 oC and 1 atmosphere. In addition we will ignore the activity coefficients to make the discussion simpler.
Let's start off with 0.01 mole/Kg of CaCO3 in 1 Kg of H2O at the aforementioned temperature and pressure. The OLI software initially assumes that no solids are present in the solution. We would have a solution concentration consisting of the following:
