Thermodynamics of mixtures with strongly negative deviations from Raoult’s law: Part 5. Excess molar volumes at 298.15 K for 1-alkanols+dipropylamine systems: characterization in terms of the ERAS model

Excess molar volumes, V_m^E, at 298.15 K and atmospheric pressure over the entire composition range for binary mixtures of methanol, ethanol, 1-propanol, 1-butanol, 1-pentanol, 1-hexanol, 1-heptanol and 1-octanol with dipropylamine are reported from densities measured with a vibrating-tube densimeter. All the excess volumes are large and negative over the whole mole fraction range, indicating strong interactions between unlike molecules, which are more important for the system involving methanol, characterized by the most negative V_m^E. For the remainder mixtures, V_m^E at equimolar composition, is approximately constant. The V_m^E curves are nearly symmetrical.

V_m^E and excess molar enthalpies, H_m^E, of the mixtures studied are consistently described by the ERAS model. The ERAS parameters confirm that the strongest interactions between unlike molecules are encountered in the methanol+dipropylamine system.     

Excess molar volumes and enthalpies for the binary systems propyl propanoate + o-xylene, m-xylene, and p-xylene at 298.15 K

This paper reports excess molar enthalpies, H_m^E, and excess molar volumes, V_m^E, of the binary systems {propyl propanoate + o-xylene}, {propyl propanoate + m-xylene} and {propyl propanoate + p-xylene} at the temperature 298.15 K and atmospheric pressure, over the whole composition range. V_m^E was calculated from the experimental measurement of the corresponding densities, while H_m^E was measured directly. The excess magnitudes were correlated to a Redlich-Kister type equation. Finally, we will discuss the results of the three mixtures studied here and by comparison with other binary systems containing propyl propanoate and a benzene-based compound previously published.     

Experimental study and modelling using the ERAS-Model of the excess molar volume of acetonitrile–alkanol mixtures at different temperatures and atmospheric pressure

Densities of {(1−x)CH₃(CH₂)_n−1OH + xCH₃CN} for n=1, 2, 3 or 4 have been determined as a function of composition at 288.15, 293.15, 298.15 and 303.15 K at atmospheric pressure using a vibrating-tube densimeter (Anton Paar DMA 4500, resolution 1×10⁻⁵ g cm⁻³). Excess molar volumes were calculated. The V_m^E values were negative for acetonitrile–methanol mixtures and sigmoid for acetonitrile–alkanols (C₂–C₄) mixtures over the complete mole fraction range. V_m^E values increase in a positive direction with increase in chain length of the alkanols and with the temperature. The Extended Real Associated Solution Model (ERAS-Model) calculations allowing for self-association for the alkanols and complex formation between acetonitrile and alkanols have been used to correlate experimental data. The model is able to reproduce the asymmetrical V_m^E behavior of the studied systems, although agreement between theoretical and experimental values is less satisfactory for some concentration ranges.     

Thermoynamic properties (Hm, CP,m, Vm, κT) of binary mixtures {x1,3-Dioxane + (1−x)Cyclohexane} at 298.15 K

Molar excess enthalpies H_m^E, isobaric heat capacities C_P,m^E, volumes V_m^E and isothermal compressibilities κT^E for the 1,3-dioxane(3DX) + cyclohexane mixture were measured at 298.15 K, in order to compare to those of the 1,4-dioxane(4DX) + cyclohexane mixture. H_m^E is endothermic and the maximum value about 1.5 kJ mol⁻¹ at x ≈ 0.45, and lower than that of the 4DX mixture by about 80 J mol⁻¹. V_m^E is positive over the whole concentration and the maximum value is about 0.85 cm³ mol⁻¹ at x ≈ 0.45, and lower than that of the 4DX mixture. The above results suggest the energetic unstabilization, resulting in the volume expansion in the mixture. C_P,m^E shows the characteristic W-shaped concentration dependence, which has maximum at x ≈ 0.45 and two minima at x ≈ 0.1 and 0.9. The maximum C_P,m^E value for 3DX mixture shifts toward the positive side, compared to that of 4DX mixture. κT^E were estimated from speeds of sound, densities, thermal expansion coefficients and isobaric heat capacities of the pure component liquids and the mixtures. The κT^E result shows the positive concentration dependence over the whole composition range. The 3DX mixture has the similar thermodynamic properties to the 4DX mixture, despite that 4DX is the nonpolar solvent and 3DX is the dipolar liquid. this means that there exists the local dipolar interaction between 4DX molecules, and the prevalence of “microheterogeneity” in the both mixtures.     

The excess molar volumes of (an alkanol + a branched chain ether) at the temperature 298.15 K and the application of the ERAS model

The excess molar volumes V_m^E {x(CH₃OH or CH₃CH₂OH or CH₃(CH₂)₂OH or CH₃CH(OH)CH₃ + (1 - x){CH₃(CH₂)₂}₂O or CH₃C(CH₃)₂OCH₃ or CH₃CH₂C(CH₃)₂OCH₃} have been calculated from measured values of density over the whole composition range at the temperature 298.15 K in order to investigate OH … O specific interactions. The results are explained in terms of the strong self-association of the alkanols, the specific interaction between the alkanol, and the ether molecules and packing effects upon mixing. The experimental V_m^h results presented here, together with the previously reported data for the molar excess enthalpy H_m^E, has been used to test the Extended Real Associated Solution (ERAS) model.     

The excess molar volumes of (hydrocarbon + branched chain ether) systems at 298.15 K and 308.15 K, and the application of PFP theory

The excess molar volumes, V_m^E, have been calculated from measured density values over the whole composition range at the temperatures 298.15 K and 308.15 K and under atmospheric pressure for the 12 mixtures {hydrocarbon (heptane, 2,2,4-trimethylpentane, 1-heptene or toluene) + branched chain ether (methyl 1,1-dimethylethyl ether, ethyl 1,1-dimethylethyl ether or methyl 1,1-dimethylpropyl ether)}. The excess volumes of all the mixtures except (toluene + ether) are positive over the whole composition range. The experimental results have been correlated and compared with the results from Prigogine-Flory-Patterson (PFP) theory.     

Effect of oxyethylene groups on the behaviour of thermodynamic properties of pyrrolidin-2-one and poly(ethylene glycols)

Dilatometric measurements of excess volume V^E and ultrasonic speed u have been carried out for mixtures of mono-, di-, tri- and tetra(ethylene glycol)s in pyrrolidin-2-one (PY) over the whole mole fraction range at 303.15 K. In the mixture of PY and monoethylene glycol, the V^E is positive except for slight negative variation at the high mole fraction of PY. The other three mixtures PY + di-, + tri- and + tetra(ethylene glycol)s show negative V^E over the entire composition range in the order di-u with increase in the mole fraction of PY in the case of monoethylene glycol while for other three systems u rises. From these measurements, partial molar quantities V_i^E and K_S,i^E have been calculated and analysed. Estimates of isentropic molar quantity K_S equal to −(∂V/∂p)_S and its excess counterpart K_S^E have also been computed. The K_S^E is positive for mono-, and negative for all the other mixtures over the whole composition range.     

Pressure and temperature dependencies of excess molar enthalpies of two-component Lennard–Jones fluid mixtures in the supercritical region

Monte Carlo (MC) simulations have been carried out for mixtures of Lennard–Jones (LJ) fluids near or in the supercritical region. Excess molar enthalpy at equimolar concentration, H_p,x=0.5^E, has been obtained for four kinds of model mixtures each having different combining rule for unlike interactions. The pressure and temperature dependencies of H_p,x=0.5^E are investigated. The unique pressure and temperature dependencies of H_p,x=0.5^E for real systems such as (ethane+ethene) in the supercritical condition have been reproduced by the present simple model systems. Excess molar internal energies at constant volumes, U_V,x=0.5^E, are also evaluated. They are compared with H_p,x=0.5^E to investigate the volumetric contributions to H_p,x=0.5^E or excess molar internal energies at constant pressure, U_V,x=0.5^E. Calculated U_V,x=0.5^E for the present model systems are quite simple compared to the excess molar internal energy at constant pressure, U_V,x=0.5^E. They are very small in magnitude and show linear dependencies on the density of mixtures.     

A new study of the enzymatic hydrolysis of carboxymethyl cellulose with a bulk acoustic wave sensor

A new bulk acoustic wave (BAW) cellulase sensing technique, which is based on the enzymatic hydrolysis process of sodium carboxymethylcellulose (CMC) by cellulase, was established. The frequency shift curves of BAW sensor indicated that the viscosity of the tested solutions decreased during the hydrolysis process. The hydrolysis rate of CMC by cellulase was calculated from the frequency shift curves. The hydrolysis rate of CMC under different pH conditions at 30°C showed that cellulase had high hydrolysis ability approximately at pH 5.0. Kinetic parameters (the Michaelis constant K_m and the maximum rate V_max) of the process were estimated by using a linear method of Lineweaver–Burk plot. K_m is 1.95±0.25 mg ml⁻¹ and V_max is −(4.25±0.58)×10⁻³ g^1/2 cm^−3/2 cP^1/2 min⁻¹. Also the activation energy (E_a) of the enzymatic hydrolysis, with a value of 51.99±1.26 kJ mol⁻¹, was estimated in this work.     

Excess differential thermodynamic properties

A strategy is described for the systematic generation of a complete set of partial derivatives of the four energy functions from a basis set of five measured properties: V_m, S_m, C_p,m (δV_m/δT)_p and either (δV_m/δp)_T or (δV_m/δp)_s. The same set of equations applies to both pure substances and either real or ideal mixtures.

Examples are given of some excess differential properties of binary mixtures which exhibit unusual sensitivity to changes in composition.     

Thermodynamics of (1,4-difluorobenzene + an n-alkane) and of (hexafluorobenzene + an n-alkane)

Excess molar enthalpies H^E and excess molar volumes V^E have been measured, as a function of mole fraction x₁, at 298.15 K and atmospheric pressure for the five liquid mixtures (x₁1,4-C₆H₄F₂ + x₂n-C_lH_2l+2), l = 7, 8, 10, 12 and 16. In addition, H^E and excess molar heat capacities C_P^E at constant pressure have been determined for the two liquid mixtures (x₁C₆F₆ + x₂n-C_lH_2l+2), l = 7 and 14, at the same temperature and pressure. The instruments used were flow microcalorimeters of the Picker design (the H^E version was equipped with separators) and a vibrating-tube densimeter, respectively.

The excess enthalpies of the five difluorobenzene mixtures are all positive and quite large; they increase with increasing chain length l of the n-alkane from H^E(x₁ = 0.5)/(J mol⁻¹) = 1050 for l = 7 to 1359 for l = 16. The corresponding excess volumes V^E are all positive and also increase with increasing l: V^E(x₁ = 0.5)/(cm³ mol⁻¹) = 0.650 for l = 7 and 1.080 for l = 16. Interestingly, the excess enthalphies of the corresponding mixtures with hexafluorobenzene are only about 5% larger, whereas the excess volumes of (x₁C₆F₆ + x₂n-C_lH_2l+2) are roughly twice as large as those of their counterparts in the series containing 1,4-C₆H₄F₂. Specifically, at 298.15 K H^E(x₁ = 0.5)/(J mol⁻¹) = 1119 for (x₁C₆F₆ + x₂n-C₇H₁₆) and 1324 for (x₁C₆F₆ + x₂n-C₁₄H₃₀), and for the same mixtures V^E(x₁ = 0.5)/(cm³ mol⁻¹) = 1.882 and 2.093, respectively. The excess heat capacities for both systems are negative and of about the same magnitude as the excess heat capacities of mixtures of fluorobenzene with the same n-alkanes (Roux et al., 1984): C_P^E(x₁ = 0.5)/(J K⁻¹ mol⁻¹) = −1.18 for (x₁C₆F₆ + x₂n-C₇H₁₆), and −2.25 for (x₁C₆F₆ + x₂n-C₁₄H₃₀). The curve C_P^E vs. (x₁ for x₁C₆F₆ + x₂n-C₁₄H₃₀) shows a sort of “hump” for x₁ 0.5, which is presumed to indicate emerging W-shape composition dependence at lower temperatures.     

Excess volumes of binary mixtures of anisole with bromobenzene, o-dichlorobenzene, o-chloroaniline and p-dioxane at 298.15, 303.15, 308.15 and 313.15 K

Excess molar volumes, V^E, and partial molar volumes, _i, have been calculated for binary liquid mixtures of anisole with bromobenzene, o-dichlorobenzene, o-chloroaniline and p-dioxane from the results of densities measured at 298.15, 303.15, 308.15 and 313.15 K over the entire range of composition. In the temperature interval studied the values of V^E are positive for anisole + p-dioxane, anisole + bromobenzene and anisole + o-dichlorobenzene, whereas negative values are observed for anisole + o-chloroaniline. The negative V^E for the latter system was due to specific interactions between mixing components. The positive V^E for the remaining systems was ascribed to the dispersion-type interactions.     

醚基功能化离子液体[MOEMIm]Cl和[EOEMIm]Cl热力学性质

通过核磁共振氢谱,核磁共振碳谱,元素分析和热重分析对醚基功能化的离子液体[MOEMIm]Cl和[EOEMIm]Cl进行了表征。在温度范围T=288.15–328.15 K内,测定了离子液体[MOEMIm]Cl和[EOEMIm]Cl的密度(ρ)、表面张力(γ)和折光率(nD)。根据这些实验数据,讨论并计算了离子液体[MOEMIm]Cl和[EOEMIm]Cl的体积性质。计算出离子液体[MOEMIm]Cl和[EOEMIm]Cl的摩尔表面吉布斯自由能(gs)、摩尔表面熵(s)、摩尔表面焓(h)、摩尔极化度(Rm)和摩尔极化率(αp),h均近似为一个常数说明这两种离子液体从内部到表面的过程是一个等库仑过程,同时这两种离子液体的Rm和αp均与温度无关。本文还用摩尔表面Gibbs自由能改进Lorentz-Lorenz方程并预测离子液体表面张力,预测值与实验值高度相关。     

Influence of pyrimidine additives in electrolytic solution on dye-sensitized solar cell performance

The influence of pyrimidine additives on the performance of a bis(tetrabutylammonium)cis-bis(thiocyanato)bis(2,2′-bipyridine-4-carboxylic acid, 4′-carboxylate)ruthenium(II) dye-sensitized TiO₂ solar cell with an I⁻/I₃⁻ redox electrolyte in acetonitrile was studied. The current–voltage characteristics were measured for more than 10 different pyrimidine derivatives under AM 1.5 (100 mW/cm²). The pyrimidine additives tested had varying effects on the performance of the cell. The additives drastically enhanced the open-circuit photovoltage (V_oc) and the solar energy conversion efficiency (η), but usually reduced the short circuit photocurrent density (J_sc) of the solar cell. Physical and chemical properties of the pyrimidines were computationally calculated in order to determine the reasons for the additive effects on cell performance. Consequently, the greater the calculated partial charge of the nitrogen atoms in the pyrimidine groups, the larger the V_oc but the smaller the J_sc values. The V_oc of the cell also increased as the ionization energy of the pyrimidine molecules decreased. Moreover, as the calculated dipole moment of the pyrimidine derivatives increased, the J_sc value was reduced, but the V_oc value was enhanced. These results suggest that the electron donicity of pyrimidine additives influenced the interaction with TiO₂ electrode and I⁻/I₃⁻ electrolyte, which lead to the changes in dye-sensitized solar cell performance.     

Excess molar volumes of binary mixtures of γ-butyrolactone and a glycol at 303.15 K

Excess molar volumes at 303.15 K for the binary mixture of ethylene glycol+, diethylene glycol+, triethylene glycol+ and tetraethylene glycol+ γ-butyrolactone were determined from precise density measurements over the whole mole fraction range. The excess molar volumes are positive over the whole mole fraction range for ethylene glycol and diethylene glycol systems. For triethylene glycol and tetraethylene glycol systems, V^E curves are sigmoid with a positive lobe at low mole fraction of glycol and a negative lobe at high mole fraction. The excess molar volumes V^E, results are interpreted qualitatively in terms of several opposing effects.     

Invertase immobilization onto radiation-induced graft copolymerized polyethylene pellets

The graft copolymer poly(ethylene-g-acrylic acid) (LDPE-g-AA) was prepared by radiation-induced graft copolymerization of acrylic acid onto low density polyethylene (LDPE) pellets, and characterized by infrared photoacoustic spectroscopy and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The presence of the grafted poly(acrylic acid) (PAA) was established. Invertase was immobilized onto the graft polymer and the thermodynamic parameters of the soluble and immobilized enzyme were determined. The Michaelis constant, K_m, and the maximum reaction velocity, V_max, were determined for the free and the immobilized invertase. The Michaelis constant, K_m was larger for the immobilized invertase than for the free enzyme, whereas V_max was smaller for the immobilized invertase. The thermal stability of the immobilized invertase was higher than that of the free enzyme.     

Experimental studies of pressure/temperature dependence of protein adsorption equilibrium in reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatography

The effect of the average pressure and temperature of the column on the adsorption equilibrium of insulin variants on a C₈ bonded silica was studied in isocratic reversed-phase HPLC. Analytical injections of samples of four different insulins (bovine, porcine, Lys–Pro and human recombinant) were carried out at constant flow-rate but under increased average pressure. The temperature dependence of the retention parameters over the range 25–50 °C was studied under two different average column pressures (47 and 147 bar). Substantial increases of the retention time (up to 300%) were observed when the pressure and/or the temperature were increased. Similar adsorption-induced changes in the partial molar volume at constant temperature (ΔV_m≈102 ml/mol) were found for all the variants studied. Furthermore, ΔV_m was revealed to be practically independent of the temperature, which suggests that the temperature has no or very little influence on the mechanism of the pressure induced perturbations in the molecular structure of the solute. This conclusion was also derived from the observed temperature dependence of the logarithm of the retention factor (k) measured under different pressures. The relation between the temperature and ln k was nonlinear with a parabolic shape. Moreover, the shapes of the plots corresponding to the low and high pressures were found to be exactly the same, except that the curves were vertically shifted, due to the difference between the two average column pressures. These results indicate that pressure and temperature affect the retention behavior of insulins in a different and separate way.     

4-羟甲基吡啶的热力学性质

用精密自动绝热量热计测定了4-羟甲基吡啶在79～380 K温区的摩尔热容. 实验结果表明, 该化合物在79～301 K温区无相变和热异常现象发生, 在301～331 K, 发生固-液相变, 其熔化温度、摩尔熔化焓及摩尔熔化熵分别确定为：325.12 K, 11.78 kJ•mol^-1 和36.23 J•K^-1•mol^-1. 根据热力学函数关系式, 从热容值计算了4-羟甲基吡啶在80～380 K温区以标准状态（298.15 K）为基准的热力学函数值. 用热重法(TG)对该化合物的热稳定性作进一步考察, 从TG曲线上观察到该化合物在490 K有最大的蒸发失重速率.     

含酯基Gemini表面活性剂在有机醇-水体系中的胶束热力学及聚集行为

采用电导法研究了不同温度下含酯基Gemini表面活性剂在纯水和在质量分数为10%的甲醇-水(MAWR),乙二醇-水(EG-WR),丙三醇-水(GL-WR)四种体系中的集聚行为和胶束热力学;聚集行为参数包括临界胶束浓度(cmc)和抗衡离子的解离程度(α)以及胶束的热力学参数,包括标准吉布斯自由能(ΔG_m~o)、吉布斯迁移自由能(ΔG_(trans)~o)、吉布斯烷基链胶束化自由能(ΔG_(tail)~o)、标准焓变(ΔH_m~o)和标准熵变(ΔS_m~o),均被计算和讨论。研究表明在所有的研究体系中,cmc值随着疏水链的增加而减小,随着加入的醇结构中羟基数目的增加而增大,随温度的升高先变小,后变大呈U字形;胶束化过程都是自发进行的,并且在293.15 K下,胶束化过程是吸热的,在293.15 K上,胶束化过程是放热的;通过稳态荧光光谱法研究了表面活性剂在纯水、有机醇-水混合溶液中的微极性,结果表明,在相同溶剂中,随着烷基链长度的增加,溶液微环境的疏水性越强;对于相同的Gemini表面活性剂,随着加入含羟基数目越多的醇,其微环境的疏水性越强。并研究了Gemini表面活性剂在混合体系中形成胶束过程的焓-熵补偿曲线。     

Radiation inactivation study of aminopeptidase: probing the active site

Ionizing radiation inactivated purified chicken intestinal aminopeptidase in media saturated with gases in the order N₂O>N₂>air. The D₃₇ values in the above conditions were 281, 210 and 198 Gy, respectively. OH radical scavengers such as t-butanol and isopropanol effectively nullified the radiation-induced damage in N₂O. The radicals (SCN)₂^•−, Br₂^•− and I₂^•− inactivated the enzyme, pointing to the involvement of aromatic amino acids and cysteine in its catalytic activity. The enzyme exhibited fluorescence emission at 340 nm which is characteristic of tryptophan. The radiation-induced loss of activity was accompanied by a decrease in the fluorescence of the enzyme suggesting a predominant influence on tryptophan residues. The enzyme inhibition was associated with a marked increase in the K_m and a decrease in the V_max and k_cat values, suggesting an irreversible alteration in the catalytic site. The above observations were confirmed by pulse radiolysis studies.