Abstract
Total vapour pressures have been measured by the isoteniscope method for methanol + propionic acid and methanol + butyric acid between 298 and 318 K. From these, activity coefficients were derived by numerical integration of the Gibbs-Duhem equation, taking into account the monomer-dimer equilibrium of the carboxylic acids in the vapour phase. The resulting excess Gibbs energies are negative (minimum value -84 J mol-1 in the case of the propionic acid system, -50 J mol-1 in the case of the butyric acid system at 300 K) on the methanol side, and positive (maximum value 92 J mol-1 in the case of the propionic acid system, 146 J mol-1 in the case of the butyric acid system at 300 K) on the carboxylic acid side.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 749-756 |
Number of pages | 8 |
Journal | Journal of Chemical Thermodynamics |
Volume | 8 |
Issue number | 8 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 1 Jan 1976 |
Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
- General Materials Science
- Physical and Theoretical Chemistry