Acid anion | Model ore-fluid concentration | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
IUPAC | Common | Petroleum-field brine concentration (likely maximum, mg L-1)a | /mg L-1 | /mol kg-1 |
Monocarboxylate anions | ||||
Ethanoate | Acetate | 5000 | 7700 | 0.13 |
Propanoate | Propionate | 2000 | – | – |
Butanoate | Butyrate | 500 | – | – |
pentanoate | Valerate | 200 | – | – |
Dicarboxylate anions | ||||
Propanedioate | Malonate | 100 | 300 | 0.0029 |
Butanedioate | Succinate | 100 | – | – |
Pentanedioate | Glutarate | 100 | – | – |