Thermodynamics Research Center / ThermoML | Fluid Phase Equilibria

ABSTRACT

Various thermodynamic and thermophysical properties, such as density, molar conductivity, and refractive index for {d-glucose + ionic liquid, 1-hexyl-3-methylimidazolium bromide ([HMIm]Br), + H2O} solutions have been measured at 298.15 K. The calculated volumetric properties containing standard partial molar volumes and corresponding transfer volumes were used to interpret solute-solvent interactions. An increase was observed in the standard partial molar volume and corresponding transfer volume values with increasing the ionic liquid concentration. This observation indicates that there are interactions between [HMIm]Br and the hydrophilic -OH and -O- groups of d-glucose, providing that the ionic liquid has a dehydration effect on the d-glucose solutions. To confirm this result, limiting molar conductivities and ion association constants for [HMIm]Br in aqueous d-glucose solutions have been estimated by low concentration Chemical Model (lcCM). These quantities decrease with increasing the concentration of d-glucose, suggesting strong interactions between the ionic liquid and d-glucose. The values of molar refractions obtained from refractive index measurements show an increase upon increasing both d-glucose and the ionic liquid concentrations. It was also attempted to make a comparison between the results obtained here and those of our previous works to investigate the effect of the cation size of ionic liquid on the solute-solvent interactions.