Refractive Indices of Aqueous Solutions of Isomeric Butylamines at 303.15 K: Experimental and Correlative Approach

Refractive indices () and densities (r) of water (W) + n-butylamine (NBA), + sec-butylamine (SBA) and + tert-butylamine (TBA) systems had been measured in the whole range of composition at 303.15 K, from which deviation in refractive index (DnD ) molar refraction (Rm) and excess molar refraction () had been evaluated. All of the derived properties were fitted to appropriate polynomials. DnD were fitted to the Redlich-Kister polynomial equation. Values of DnD were all positive and were all negative which were attributed to cross hydrogen bonding, specific interactions as well as interstitial accommodation effect. A comparative study of Lorentz-Lorenz (L-L), Weiner (W), Heller (H), Gladstone-Dale (G-D), Arago-Biot (A-B), Eykman (Eyk), Newton (Nw), Eyring-John (E-J) and Oster (Os) relations for determining the refractive index of a liquid had been carried out to test their validity for the three binaries over the entire mole fraction range of butylamines at 303.15 K.

Thermodynamic Study on Density and Viscosity of Binary Mixtures of Ethyl acetoacetate with (C4-C9) Aliphatic Ketones at (303.15 and 308.15) K

Investigation on Density (ρ) and viscosity (η) of various binary mixtures of ethylacetoacetate and straight chain aliphatic ketones (butan-2-one, pentan-2- one, hexan-2-one, heptan-2-one, octan-2-one and nonan2-one) have been carried out over the entire solvents composition range at temperatures of 303.15K and 308.15K. From the data obtained, the excess molar volumes (V E ), the excess viscosity (η E ) and excess Gibbs free energy of activation for viscous flow (ΔG*E) have been calculated from the experimental density and viscosity measurements at the working temperatures. Excess molar volumes, V E results are negative and positive over the entire range of mole fractions and become more positive as the chain length increases. The excess viscosities, η E were both positive and negative over the entire mole fraction range. While the observed excess Gibbs free energies of activation of viscous flow, ΔG*E data are positive throughout the entire mole fraction range of solvents composition at all investigated temperatures. These observed results of the excess functions have been interpreted in terms of possible molecular interactions in the binary mixtures.

Technical note: Facilitating the use of low-cost methane (CH₄) sensors in flux chambers – calibration, data processing, and an open-source make-it-yourself logger

A major bottleneck regarding the efforts to better quantify greenhouse gas fluxes, map sources and sinks, and understand flux regulation is the shortage of low-cost and accurate-enough measurement methods. The studies of methane (CH4) – a long-lived greenhouse gas increasing rapidly but irregularly in the atmosphere for unclear reasons, and with poorly understood source–sink attribution – suffer from such method limitations. This study presents new calibration and data processing approaches for use of a low-cost CH4 sensor in flux chambers. Results show that the change in relative CH4 levels can be determined at rather high accuracy in the 2–700 ppm mole fraction range, with modest efforts of collecting reference samples in situ and without continuous access to expensive reference instruments. This opens possibilities for more affordable and time-effective measurements of CH4 in flux chambers. To facilitate such measurements, we also provide a description for building and using an Arduino logger for CH4, carbon dioxide (CO2), relative humidity, and temperature.

Isothermal Vapor-Liquid Equilibrium Measurement of Isobutanol + Isooctane/N-Heptane Binary Mixtures at Temperatures Range of 303.15-323.15 K

The addition of alcohol as an oxygenated compound in gasoline blends may increase the vapor pressure of gasoline mixture. As a result, the study of vapor-liquid equilibrium for gasoline component and alcohol is necessary. In this study, the vapor-liquid equilibrium of isobutanol – isooctane/n-heptane blends were obtained experimentally at temperatures in the range 303.15 to 323.15 K using modified simple quasi-static ebulliometer. The apparatus was validated by comparing the vapor pressure of pure isobutanol, isooctane, and n-heptane with the published data and giving average absolute deviation (AAD) between experimental and calculated ones with magnitude less than 1.0%. The addition of isobutanol with the mole fraction range from 0.2 to 0.6 would increase the vapor pressure of the isooctane and n-heptane up to 12% and 14% respectively. The vapor pressure of binary mixtures was correlated with the Wilson, Non-random two-liquid (NRTL), and Universal quasi-chemical (UNIQUAC) equations with AAD 1.6%, 1.5%, and 1.7%, respectively for isobutanol + isooctane system and 1.8%, 1.7%, and 2.0%, respectively for isobutanol + n-heptane system. The systems studied show positive deviation from Raoult’s Law.

Theoretical Evaluation of Ultrasonic Velocities in Binary Liquid Mixtures at Different Temperatures

Ultrasonic velocities calculated from various theories and relations like Nomoto’s relation, Van dael ideal mixing relation, Impedance relation, Rao’s specific velocity relation and Jungie’s theory are compared with experimental values in binary liquid mixtures o-anisidine with o-cresol at temperatures 303.15, 308.15, 313.15 and 318.15 K over the entire mole fraction range. The relative applicability of these theories to the present system is checked and discussed. A good agreement is observed between experimental and theoretical values. The results are explained in the light of molecular interactions occuring in these mixtures.

Dielectric and Excess Dielectric Constants of Acetonitrile + Butyl Amine, + Ethylamine, and + Methylamine at 303, 313, and 323 K

The dielectric constants and excess dielectric constants of the binary systems: acetonitrile + butyl amine, + ethylamine and + methylamine have been studied at 303, 313, and 323 K temperatures and over the complete mole fraction range. The dielectric constants for these mixtures were measured using a microcontroller based system. The results are positive over the entire range of composition. Symmetrical curves were observed for the systems in which the maximum occurs approximately at 0.7-mole fraction of acetonitrile. The results are discussed in terms of intermolecular interactions. The investigation of dielectric constant of mixed solvents bearing amines aims at better comprehension of their biological, chemical, pharmaceutical, technological, and laboratory applications.

A Study of Some Physical Properties for Binary System of Cyclohexane with n-decane and 1-pentanol at Different Temperatures

mixtures of cyclohexane + n-decane and cyclohexane + 1-pentanol have been measured at 298.15, 308.15, 318.15, and 328.15 K over the whole mole fraction range. From these results, excess molar volumes, VE , have been calculated and fitted to the Flory equations. The VE values are negative and positive over the whole mole fraction range and at all temperatures. The excess refractive indices nE and excess viscosities ?E have been calculated from experimental refractive indices and viscosity measurements at different temperature and fitted to the mixing rules equations and Heric – Coursey equation respectively to predict theoretical refractive indices, we found good agreement between them for binary mixtures in this study. The variation of these properties with composition and temperatures of the binary mixtures are discussed in terms of molecular interactions.

Density and Acidic Solution Calorimetry Studies of the 0.333CaO-0.667[xSiO2-(1-x)P2O5] Glassy System

Glassy samples of the 0.333CaO-0.667[xSiO2-(1-x)P2O5] system are prepared by the melt quenching technique. Accurate density and solution enthalpy measurements were performed by pycnometry at 296.15 K and acid solution calorimetry at 298.15 K, respectively. Excess molar volume and mixing enthalpy from the ideal behavior over the entire mole fraction range were calculated. These excess thermodynamic properties are negative over the whole composition range showing attractive and contraction behavior with the increase in the silica content. Excess properties were fitted to the Redlich-Kister type equation. Examination of the behavior of the excess properties indicates that deviations from ideality can be attributed mainly to the formation of mixed association complexes.

Density and Comparative Refractive Index Study on Mixing Properties of Binary Liquid Mixtures of Eucalyptol with Hydrocarbons at 303.15, 308.15 and 313.15 K

Density and refractive index have been experimentally determined for binary liquid mixtures of eucalyptol with hydrocarbons (o-xylene,m-xylene and toluene) at 303.15 K, 308.15 K and 313.15 K. A comparative study of Lorentz-Lorenz (L-L), Weiner (W), Heller (H), Gladstone-Dale (G-D), Arago-Biot (A-B), Eykman (Eyk), Newton (Nw), Eyring-John (E-J) and Oster (Os) relations for determining the refractive index of a liquid has been carried out to test their validity for the three binaries over the entire mole fraction range of eucalyptol at 303.15 K, 308.15 K and 313.15 K. Comparison of various mixing rules has been expressed in terms of average deviation. From the experimentally measured values, refractive index deviations at different temperatures have been computed and fitted to the Redlich-Kister polynomial equation to derive the binary coefficients and standard deviations.

Refractive indices of ternary liquid mixtures containing aliphatic alcohols at several temperatures

The refractive indices of ternary liquid mixtures (2-propanol+2-butanol+ethanol) and (chloroform+2-propanol+2-butanol) were measured at 20, 25, 30, and 35?C, and atmospheric pressure. The results were used to calculate the refractive index deviations over the entire mole fraction range for the mixtures. The refractive index deviations for the ternary mixtures were further fitted to empirical correlations (Cibulka Nagata-Tamura, and Lopez et al) to estimate the ternary fitting parameters. Standard deviations and average percentage deviations from the regression lines are shown. The best fit was obtained by the Nagata-Tamura empirical correlation. Some of the existing predictive equations for the refractive index deviations (Tsao-Smith, K?hler, and Colinet) were tested.