SURFACE_MASTER_SPECIES

This keyword data block is used to define the correspondence between surface binding-site names and surface master species. Normally, this data block is included in the database file and only additions and modifications are included in the input file. The default databases contain master species for Hfo_s and Hfo_w, which represent the weak and strong binding sites of hydrous ferric oxides (Dzombak and Morel, 1990).

Annotation (Details)

Keyword Explanation
Surface binding siteName of a surface binding site. It must begin with a capital letter, followed by zero or lower case letters. Underscores ("_") plus one or more lower case letters are used to differentiate types of binding sites on a single surface. Multiple binding sites can be defined for each surface.
Surface master speciesThe formula for the surface master species, usually the OH-form of the binding site.

Surface master species

Surface binding site Surface master species Database Reference Note
Hfo_s Hfo_sOH Phreeqc_default Phreeqc
Hfo_w Hfo_wOH Phreeqc_default Phreeqc


References

RefID Reference
Phreeqc https://wwwbrr.cr.usgs.gov/projects/GWC_coupled/phreeqc/index.html

Databases

DatabaseID Notes
Phreeqc_default Default database from phreeqc-3.4.0-12927