Abstract:
The stable phase equilibria of the ternary system Li
+, Cs
+//SO
42--H
2O at 298 K were studied using isothermal solubility equilibrium method. The solubility, density and refractive index of the equilibrium liquid phase were measured and the corresponding equilibrium phase diagram, density-composition diagram and refractive index-composition diagram were plotted. The results indicated that the system is a complex one with the formation of double salts, such as 3Li
2SO
4·Cs
2SO
4·2H
2O and Li
2SO
4·Cs
2SO
4. The stable phase diagram consists of four solid phase crystallization zones, four univariate curves and three commensurate invariant points. The four solid phase crystallization zones correspond to the salts of Li
2SO
4·H
2O, 3Li
2SO
4·Cs
2SO
4·2H
2O, Li
2SO
4·Cs
2SO
4 and Cs
2SO
4.