Thermodynamic Modeling of Poorly Complexing Metals in Concentrated Electrolyte Solutions: An X-Ray Absorption and UV-Vis Spectroscopic Study of Ni(II) in the NiCl₂-MgCl₂-H₂O System

• Ning Zhang,

  Affiliations College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Central South University, Changsha 410083, P. R. China, School of Chemical Engineering, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide 5000, South Australia, Australia, School of Geosciences, Monash University, Clayton 3800, Victoria, Australia

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• Joël Brugger ,

  * E-mail: joel.brugger@monash.edu (JB); dewen_zeng@hotmail.com (DZ)

  Affiliations Division of Mineralogy, South Australian Museum, Adelaide 5000, South Australia, Australia, School of Geosciences, Monash University, Clayton 3800, Victoria, Australia

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• Barbara Etschmann,

  Affiliations School of Chemical Engineering, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide 5000, South Australia, Australia, Division of Mineralogy, South Australian Museum, Adelaide 5000, South Australia, Australia, School of Geosciences, Monash University, Clayton 3800, Victoria, Australia

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• Yung Ngothai,

  Affiliation School of Chemical Engineering, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide 5000, South Australia, Australia

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• Dewen Zeng

  * E-mail: joel.brugger@monash.edu (JB); dewen_zeng@hotmail.com (DZ)

  Affiliation College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Central South University, Changsha 410083, P. R. China

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