An improved model calculating CO2 solubility in pure water and aqueous NaCl solutions from 273 to 533 K and from 0 to 2000 bar

A thermodynamic model for the solubility of carbon dioxide (CO2) in pure water and in aqueous NaCl solutions for temperatures from 273 to 533 K, for pressures from 0 to 2000 bar, and for ionic strength from 0 to 4.3 m is presented. The model is based on a specific particle interaction theory for the liquid phase and a highly accurate equation of state for the vapor phase. With this specific interaction approach, this model is able to predict CO2 solubility in other systems, such as CO2–H2O– CaCl2 and CO2–seawater, without fitting experimental data from these systems. Comparison of the model predictions with experimental data indicates that the model is within or close to experimental uncertainty, which is about 7% in CO2 solubility. D 2003 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.