diff --git a/Cantera/src/transport/LiquidTransport.cpp b/Cantera/src/transport/LiquidTransport.cpp
index 0e59fad52..1b13824d0 100644
--- a/Cantera/src/transport/LiquidTransport.cpp
+++ b/Cantera/src/transport/LiquidTransport.cpp
@@ -100,7 +100,6 @@ namespace Cantera {
     m_tmin                                = right.m_tmin;
     m_tmax                                = right.m_tmax;
     m_mw                                  = right.m_mw;
-    m_poly                                = right.m_poly;
     viscCoeffsVector_                     = right.viscCoeffsVector_;
     m_condcoeffs                          = right.m_condcoeffs;
     m_diffcoeffs                          = right.m_diffcoeffs;
@@ -125,7 +124,6 @@ namespace Cantera {
     m_B                                   = right.m_B;
     m_A                                   = right.m_A;
     m_eps                                 = right.m_eps;
-    m_alpha                               = right.m_alpha;
     m_temp                                = right.m_temp;
     m_logt                                = right.m_logt;
     m_sqrt_t                              = right.m_sqrt_t;
@@ -176,15 +174,13 @@ namespace Cantera {
 	 m_thermo->molecularWeights().end(), m_mw.begin());
 
     // copy polynomials and parameters into local storage
-    m_poly       = tr.poly;
     viscCoeffsVector_ = tr.viscCoeffsVector_;
     m_condcoeffs = tr.condcoeffs;
-    m_diffcoeffs = tr.diffcoeffs;
+    //m_diffcoeffs = tr.diffcoeffs;
 
     m_mode       = tr.mode;
     m_diam       = tr.diam;
     m_eps        = tr.eps;
-    m_alpha      = tr.alpha;
 
     m_phi.resize(m_nsp, m_nsp, 0.0);
 
diff --git a/Cantera/src/transport/LiquidTransport.h b/Cantera/src/transport/LiquidTransport.h
index 5862888eb..1b131d764 100644
--- a/Cantera/src/transport/LiquidTransport.h
+++ b/Cantera/src/transport/LiquidTransport.h
@@ -368,9 +368,6 @@ namespace Cantera {
      */
     vector_fp  m_mw;
 
-    // polynomial fits
-    vector<vector<int> >         m_poly;
-
     //! Polynomial coefficients of the viscosity
     /*!
      * These express the temperature dependendence of the pures
@@ -619,10 +616,6 @@ namespace Cantera {
     //! Internal storage for the species LJ well depth
     vector_fp   m_eps;
 
-    //! Internal storage for species polarizability
-    vector_fp   m_alpha;
-
-    
 
     //! Current Temperature -> locally storred
     /*!
diff --git a/Cantera/src/transport/LiquidTransportParams.h b/Cantera/src/transport/LiquidTransportParams.h
index b2afd4368..e55f0bf58 100644
--- a/Cantera/src/transport/LiquidTransportParams.h
+++ b/Cantera/src/transport/LiquidTransportParams.h
@@ -27,27 +27,38 @@ namespace Cantera {
         thermo_t* thermo;
         vector_fp        mw;
 
-        // polynomial fits
-        std::vector<vector_fp>    viscCoeffsVector_;
-        std::vector<vector_fp>            condcoeffs;
-        std::vector<vector_fp>            diffcoeffs;
-        vector_fp                    polytempvec;
-        
-        std::vector<std::vector<int> > poly;
-        std::vector<vector_fp >   omega22_poly;
-        std::vector<vector_fp >   astar_poly;
-        std::vector<vector_fp >   bstar_poly;
-        std::vector<vector_fp >   cstar_poly;
+        //! Coefficients for the limiting conductivity of ions 
+        //! in solution: A_k
+        /*!
+         *  This is used in the following formula for the
+         *  limiting conductivity of the kth ion.
+         *
+         *   ln (lambda^o_k nu_solv) = A_k + B_k / T
+         *
+         * nu_solv is the pure component solvent viscosity
+         *
+         *  Note the limiting conductivities of ions will also
+         *  be used to input the diffusion coefficients. 
+         */
+        vector_fp A_k_cond;
+
+        //! Coefficients for the limiting conductivity of ions
+        //! in solution: B_k
+        vector_fp B_k_cond;
+
+
+        // polynomial fits
+        std::vector<vector_fp>  viscCoeffsVector_;
+        std::vector<vector_fp>  condcoeffs;
+        std::vector<vector_fp>  diffcoeffs ;
 
-        vector_fp   zrot;
-        vector_fp   crot;
 
         std::vector<bool> polar;
-        vector_fp    alpha;
+        //vector_fp    alpha;
         vector_fp    fitlist;
         vector_fp    eps;
         vector_fp    sigma;
-        DenseMatrix  reducedMass;    
+        DenseMatrix  reducedMass;  
         DenseMatrix  diam;           
         DenseMatrix  epsilon;        
         DenseMatrix  dipole;