The Solubility of Tugarinovite (MoO2) in H2O at Elevated Temperatures and Pressures

The solubility of tugarinovite (MoO2) in pure water was investigated at temperatures between 400 and 800°C and at pressures ranging between 95 and 480 MPa by using in situ synchrotron X-ray fluorescence (SXRF) to separately analyze high temperature aqueous solutions in a hydrothermal diamond anvil c...

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Main Authors: Pritam Saha, Alan J. Anderson, Thomas Lee, Matthias Klemm
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Language:English
Published: Wiley 2017-01-01
Series:Geofluids
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/5459639
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description The solubility of tugarinovite (MoO2) in pure water was investigated at temperatures between 400 and 800°C and at pressures ranging between 95 and 480 MPa by using in situ synchrotron X-ray fluorescence (SXRF) to separately analyze high temperature aqueous solutions in a hydrothermal diamond anvil cell (HDAC). The concentration of molybdenum in the fluid at 400 and 500°C was below detection; however, at temperatures between 600 and 800°C, the solubility of tugarinovite increased with increasing temperature by two orders of magnitude. The molybdenum concentration at 600°C and 800°C is 44 ppm and 658 ppm, respectively. The results complement the data of Kudrin (1985) and provide the first measurement of MoO2 solubility at pressure and temperature conditions comparable to intrusion-related Mo deposit formation. The data are also relevant to the study of water chemistry and corrosion product transport in supercritical-water-cooled reactors, where Mo-bearing steel alloys interact with aqueous solutions at temperatures greater than 600°C. The application of in situ SXRF to solubility measurements of sparingly soluble minerals is recommended because it circumvents analytical uncertainties inherent in determinations obtained by quenching and weight loss measurements.
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spelling doaj-art-a01d2972ff2f4fea822a4bf917c28d932025-08-20T02:23:04ZengWileyGeofluids1468-81151468-81232017-01-01201710.1155/2017/54596395459639The Solubility of Tugarinovite (MoO2) in H2O at Elevated Temperatures and PressuresPritam Saha0Alan J. Anderson1Thomas Lee2Matthias Klemm3Department of Earth Sciences, St. Francis Xavier University, Antigonish, NS, B2G 2W5, CanadaDepartment of Earth Sciences, St. Francis Xavier University, Antigonish, NS, B2G 2W5, CanadaDepartment of Earth Sciences, St. Francis Xavier University, Antigonish, NS, B2G 2W5, CanadaExperimentalphysik II, Institut für Physik, Universität Augsburg, 86135 Augsburg, GermanyThe solubility of tugarinovite (MoO2) in pure water was investigated at temperatures between 400 and 800°C and at pressures ranging between 95 and 480 MPa by using in situ synchrotron X-ray fluorescence (SXRF) to separately analyze high temperature aqueous solutions in a hydrothermal diamond anvil cell (HDAC). The concentration of molybdenum in the fluid at 400 and 500°C was below detection; however, at temperatures between 600 and 800°C, the solubility of tugarinovite increased with increasing temperature by two orders of magnitude. The molybdenum concentration at 600°C and 800°C is 44 ppm and 658 ppm, respectively. The results complement the data of Kudrin (1985) and provide the first measurement of MoO2 solubility at pressure and temperature conditions comparable to intrusion-related Mo deposit formation. The data are also relevant to the study of water chemistry and corrosion product transport in supercritical-water-cooled reactors, where Mo-bearing steel alloys interact with aqueous solutions at temperatures greater than 600°C. The application of in situ SXRF to solubility measurements of sparingly soluble minerals is recommended because it circumvents analytical uncertainties inherent in determinations obtained by quenching and weight loss measurements.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/5459639
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