Equilibrium modeling of xylene adsorption on molecular sieves

The separation of xylene isomers is an important application in separation processes that is based on their adsorption properties on different adsorbents. In this work, the Price and Danner method was employed with a neural network to investigate the adsorption behavior of binary systems of p-xylene/m-xylene, p-diethyl benzene/m-xylene, and p-diethyl benzene/p-xylene and the ternary system of p-diethyl benzene/m-xylene/p-xylene at 130 and 175 °C. The Redlich–Kister, Wilson, and NRTL models were used to determine the activity coefficients in the adsorbed phase. Comparison with experimental data from the literature indicated that the proposed thermodynamic model would best determine surface excess when it is used along with the Redlich–Kister activity coefficient model.     

Thermodynamics of mixed electrolyte solutions. VI. An isopiestic study of a pseudo-ternary system: NaCl−KCl−MgCl2−H2O at 25°C

Activity coefficients for magnesium chloride in the aqueous pseudo-ternary system sodium chloride-potassium chloride-magnesium chloride were derived from isopiestic measurements at 25°C. The isopiestic data were treated by both McKay-Perring and Scatchard methods, and results obtained agree fairly well over the ionic strength range of 1–6. At constant ionic strength, the activity coefficient of MgCl₂ increased with addition of other salts. Interaction coefficients were obtained from Scatchard's and Friedman's formalisms. The excess free energy of mixing was calculated and compared with similar systems.     

Association studies of tetramethylguanidinium perchlorate and tetramethylguanidinium chloride in ethanol solutions at 25°C

Practical osmotic coefficients of ethanol solutions of tetramethylguanidinium perchlorate and tetramethylguanidinium chloride were determined by the isopiestic method at 25°C. The relations for the concentration dependences of practical osmotic coefficients, mean molal activity coefficients of solutes and for the excess Gibbs free energies of solutions and partial molal excess Gibbs free energies of solutes and solvents are given in analytical form. The results obtained are compared with those reported previously; in the case of tetramethylguanidinium perchlorate with its aqueous and methanol solutions, in the case of tetramethylguanidinium chloride with its aqueous solutions. The non-ideal behavior of the systems investigated is discussed on the basis of the structure of solute species, as well as on the nature of the solvent.     

Freezing points and related properties of electrolyte solutions. II. Mixtures of lithium chloride and sodium chloride in water

The freezing points of aqueous lithium chloride and its mixtures with sodium chloride have been measured from 0.1 to 1.5m. From these measurements, calorimetric enthalpies of mixing, and osmotic coefficients of the pure salts at 298°K, osmotic and activity coefficients of the mixtures have been calculated up to 6.0m at 298°K. Excellent agreement with the literature values is found over the entire range of composition. This method of computation is considered to be superior to the analysis of only isopiestic results in the calculation of activity coefficients in mixed electrolytes.     

Excess thermodynamic properties for methyl isobutyl ketone + tert-amyl alcohol system at 25°C

The excess molar volume, excess viscosity, and excess molar enthalpy were calculated from the experimental density, viscosity, and heat of mixing, respectively, at 25°C for the methyl isobutyl ketone + tert-amyl alcohol system over the complete mole fraction range. The modified UNIFAC group contribution method was used to estimate the activity coefficients which in turn were used to estimate the excess molar Gibbs free energy. Molecular interactions in this mixture were obtained from the variation of the excess functions with composition.     

Application of Kirkwood-Buff theory to electrolyte solutions. III. Activity coefficients of aqueous NaCl between 273.15 and 573.15 K

Using a theory recently developed for the interpretation of activity coefficients of 1:1 electrolytes up to high concentrations in aqueous solution at 25°C, we have analysed available data for aqueous sodium chloride solutions up to saturation in the temperature range 273.15–573.15 K. The approach, which is based on Kirkwood-Buff theory and uses the truncated Poisson-Boltzmann equation to obtain the required information about the various ion-ion radial distributions, is able to fit the results to high accuracy with minimum of parameters, viz, three, of which one is the distance of closest approach, the other two relate to ion-solvent interactions and/or higher order terms in the ion-ion interaction.     

Thermodynamics of aqueous mixtures of nonelectrolytes. IV. Excess volumes of water-acetonitrile mixtures from 15 to 35°C

Excess volumes of water-acetonitrile mixtures were obtained from measurements of density over the entire mole fraction range and at 5 degree intervals from 15 to 35°C. Partial molar excess volumes at the five temperatures, excess coefficients of thermal expansion at 25°C and partial molar excess expansibilities at 25°C were derived from the results. The values of the various volumetric properties are compared with data from the literature.Issued as NRCC No. 19500     

Infinite dilution activity coefficients and gas-to-liquid partition coefficients of organic solutes dissolved in 1-sec-butyl-3-methylimidazolium bis(trifluoromethylsulfonyl)imide and in 1-tert-butyl-3-methylimidazolium bis(trifluoromethylsulfonyl)imide

Inverse gas chromatography was used to measure infinite dilution activity coefficients and gas-to-liquid partition coefficients for 48 organic solute probes in either 1-sec-butyl-3-methylimidazolium bis(trifluoromethylsulfonyl)imide or 1-tert-butyl-3-methylimidazolium bis(trifluoromethylsulfonyl)imide in the temperature range from 323.15 to 373.15 K. Partial molar excess enthalpies of solution were calculated from the variation of the infinite dilution activity coefficients with temperature. Abraham model correlations were also derived from the experimental partition coefficient data. The derived Abraham model correlations describe the observed partition coefficients to within 0.11 log units.     

Activity coefficients in mixed-electrolyte solutions at 25°C: Na-formate + NaCl system

Activity coefficients for NaCl in aqueous mixtures with Na-Formate were determined at 25°C from emf measurements for different total ionic strengths. At each total ionic strength studied, the measurements were carried out at different ratios of the Na-Formate to NaCl ionic strengths. The experimental activity coefficients were fitted using the Harned equation and the treatments of Scatchard et al. and Pitzer et al. Finally, the excess Gibbs energy of these mixtures was also calculated.     

Thermodynamics of multicomponent electrolyte solutions: Aqueous mixtures of two salts from among NaCl,KCl, NaH2PO4, and KH2PO4 at 25° C

Five of the six possible aqueous two-salt mixtures from among NaCl, KCl, NaH₂PO₄,and KH₂PO₄ have been studied by the isopiestic method at 25°C. The sixth mixture, NaCl–KCl, has been studied previously. The deviations from ideal mixing behavior are described by a series of coefficients which were found by regression analysis. The coefficients were used to calculate the excess Gibbs energies of mixing for equal ionic strength fractions of each salt and the trace activity coefficient of each salt at an ionic strength of 2 mode-kg^–1. The cross-square mixing rule is obeyed within experimental uncertainty for the excess Gibbs energies of mixing.