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Mutual diffusivity in binary mixtures of n-heptane with n-hexane isomers

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Resumo:This paper presents a study of the influence of branching in the binary diffusion coefficients of n-heptane+n-hexane isomers, in the liquid state. The measurements have been made with the Taylor dispersion technique, at several compositions, at 283 and 298 K, for the X+n-heptane mixtures, where X=n-hexane, 3-methylpentane, 2, 3-dimethylbutane, and 2, 2-dimethylbutane. The results show a very interesting behavior of the composition dependence of the binary diffusion coefficients, presenting a maximum, for compositions about a molar fraction of n-heptane of 0.5, which increases with the increase in the degree of branching, suggesting the possibility of order~tisorder effects caused by stereochemically favored packing in the liquid phase and energetically favored segment interaction in the liquid mixtures. An attempt to apply the van der Waals model to these data could not predict the experimental binary diffusion coefficients of these systems within the experimental accuracy.
Autores principais:Oliveira, Carla Padrel de
Outros Autores:Fareleira, João M. N. A.; Castro, C. A. Nieto de
Assunto:Binary diffusion 2,2-dimethylbutane 2,3-dimethylbutane n-heptane n-hexane liquid mixtures 3-methylpentane Taylor dispersion
Ano:1989
País:Portugal
Tipo de documento:artigo
Tipo de acesso:acesso aberto
Instituição associada:Universidade Aberta
Idioma:inglês
Origem:Repositório Aberto da Universidade Aberta
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Resumo:This paper presents a study of the influence of branching in the binary diffusion coefficients of n-heptane+n-hexane isomers, in the liquid state. The measurements have been made with the Taylor dispersion technique, at several compositions, at 283 and 298 K, for the X+n-heptane mixtures, where X=n-hexane, 3-methylpentane, 2, 3-dimethylbutane, and 2, 2-dimethylbutane. The results show a very interesting behavior of the composition dependence of the binary diffusion coefficients, presenting a maximum, for compositions about a molar fraction of n-heptane of 0.5, which increases with the increase in the degree of branching, suggesting the possibility of order~tisorder effects caused by stereochemically favored packing in the liquid phase and energetically favored segment interaction in the liquid mixtures. An attempt to apply the van der Waals model to these data could not predict the experimental binary diffusion coefficients of these systems within the experimental accuracy.

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