Thermodynamics Research Center / ThermoML | Fluid Phase Equilibria

ABSTRACT

In this work, the density of the aqueous solution of 2-propanol was measured from atmospheric pressure up to 140 MPa in the 313.15 403.15 K temperature interval throughout the composition range by using a vibrating tube densimeter. From these data, the volume, the isobaric thermal expansivity and the isothermal compressibility were derived using usual procedures, as well as their respective excess properties. Likewise, measurements of the isobaric heat capacity of the system were carried out by a Calvet calorimeter at p = 0.1, 20, 40 MPa from 313.15 K to 393.15 K at various concentrations of the alcohol. All this rich experimental information has been compared with Monte Carlo simulations, which were performed in coincident thermodynamic conditions by using a potential based on the OPLS for 2-propanol and the TIP4P/2005 for water, with the Lorentz-Berthelot mixture rules for determining crossing interactions. They were found to be in reasonable agreement with all observations. Likewise, the experimental results were compared with data previously reported in the field in order to further ensure the reliability of this work.