IUPAC-NIST Solubility Database
NIST Standard Reference Database 106


Glass Ball as Bullet Solubility System: Ethanol with Octane (n-octane) and Water

Components:
   (1) Water; H2O; [7732-18-5]  NIST Chemistry WebBook for detail
   (2) Ethanol (ethyl alcohol); C2H6O; [64-17-5]  NIST Chemistry WebBook for detail
   (3) Octane (n-octane); C8H18; [111-65-9]  NIST Chemistry WebBook for detail

Original Measurements:
   Vorobeva, A.I.; Karapetyants, M., Kh., Zh. Fiz. Khim. 40, 3018 (1966).

Variables:
   Temperature = 298 K

Prepared By:
   A. Skrzecz

Experimental Data:   (Notes on the Nomenclature)
  
Compositions along the saturation curve
t/°CT/KMass Fraction w1Mass Fraction w2Mole Fraction x1 (compiler)Mole Fraction x2 (compiler)
25298.20.0000.9990.00000.9937
25298.20.1730.8210.33300.6374
25298.20.2910.6980.48450.4687
25298.20.4280.5520.60990.3172
25298.20.5630.4080.70230.2052
25298.20.5900.3760.71210.1830
25298.20.6650.2920.74490.1319
25298.20.6770.2720.73820.1196
25298.20.7290.1990.73390.0808
25298.20.7450.1710.72420.0670
25298.20.7530.1600.72400.0620
25298.20.7670.1230.69860.0452
25298.20.7710.1000.67560.0353
25298.20.7570.0540.59980.0173
25298.20.7120.0330.51690.0097
25298.20.7000.0240.49450.0068
25298.20.6670.0200.45210.0055
25298.20.4840.0040.26970.0009
25298.20.4170.0020.21910.0004
25298.20.3580.0010.17920.0002
Compositions of coexisting phases
t/°CT/KMass Fraction w1Mass Fraction w2Mole Fraction x1 (compiler)Mole Fraction x2 (compiler)Comment(s)
25298.20.0001.0000.0001.000hydrocarbon-rich phase
25298.20.0280.9720.00670.933hydrocarbon-rich phase
25298.20.0460.9530.1060.888hydrocarbon-rich phase
25298.20.0740.9240.1640.825hydrocarbon-rich phase
25298.20.1840.8110.3510.624hydrocarbon-rich phase
25298.20.2340.7580.4180.546hydrocarbon-rich phase
25298.20.2980.6910.4930.461hydrocarbon-rich phase
25298.20.3600.6250.5530.388hydrocarbon-rich phase
25298.20.6840.0200.4720.006water-rich phase
25298.20.7640.0640.6210.021water-rich phase
25298.20.7700.1050.6800.037water-rich phase
25298.20.7380.1900.7390.077water-rich phase
25298.20.5880.3800.7140.186water-rich phase
25298.20.5150.4600.6740.243water-rich phase
25298.20.4420.5380.6220.306water-rich phase
25298.20.3600.6250.5530.388water-rich phase
Method/Apparatus/Procedure:
   The titration method, Ref. 1, was used to determine solubility of the mixtures. The third component was added to the binary homogeneous mixture until cloudiness was first observed. Density of the saturated mixtures was measured; these results were graphed. To obtain equilibrium, ternary mixtures were stirred in a thermostat vessel for several hours. After phase separation, the density of each phase was measured and composition was determined from the  graphs prepared earlier. Concentration at the critical point was found by method described in Ref. 2. Water included in ethanol was taken into account in all measurements.

Source and Purity of Materials:
   (1) Source not specified, "rectificate grade," distilled; water concentration was determined by the Karl Fischer method.
   (2) Source not specified; b.p.=125.5°C, n(20°C,D)=1.3976.
   (3) Source not specified.

Estimated Errors:
   Solubility: Not reported.
   Temperature: Solubility ±0.001 mass fraction.

References:
   1 W. D. Bancroft, Phys. Rev. 3, 21 (1896).
   2 E. N. Zilberman, Zh. Fiz. Khim. 26, 1458 (1952).