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IUPAC-NIST Solubility Database
NIST Standard Reference Database 106
Solubility System:
1-Propanol with heptane and Water
Components:
(1) Water; H2O; [7732-18-5]
NIST Chemistry WebBook
for detail
(2) 1-Proponal (n-propanol, propyl alcohol, n-propyl alcohol); C3H8O; [71-23-8]
NIST Chemistry WebBook
for detail
(3) Heptane (n-heptane); C7H16; [142-82-5]
NIST Chemistry WebBook
for detail
Original Measurements:
Letcher, T.M.; Wootton, S.; Shuttleworth, B.; Heyward, C., J. Chem. Thermodyn 18, 1037 (1986).
Variables:
Temperature = 298 K
Prepared By:
A. Skrzecz
Experimental Data:
(Notes on the Nomenclature)
Compositions along the saturation curve
t/°C
T/K
Mass Fraction w
1
(compiler)
Mass Fraction w
2
(compiler)
Mole Fraction x
1
Mole Fraction x
2
25
298.2
0.376
0.012
0.155
0.003
25
298.2
0.507
0.053
0.253
0.016
25
298.2
0.583
0.111
0.349
0.040
25
298.2
0.597
0.193
0.422
0.082
25
298.2
0.595
0.210
0.434
0.092
25
298.2
0.563
0.315
0.486
0.163
25
298.2
0.490
0.425
0.476
0.248
25
298.2
0.358
0.606
0.425
0.432
25
298.2
0.144
0.848
0.212
0.750
Compositions of coexisting phases
t/°C
T/K
Mass Fraction w
1
(compiler)
Mass Fraction w
2
(compiler)
Mole Fraction x
1
Mole Fraction x
2
Comment(s)
25
298.2
0.143
0.849
0.210
0.750
hydrocarbon-rich phase
25
298.2
0.095
0.900
0.146
0.828
hydrocarbon-rich phase
25
298.2
0.060
0.937
0.095
0.889
hydrocarbon-rich phase
25
298.2
0.459
0.029
0.210
0.008
water-rich phase
25
298.2
0.328
0.053
0.135
0.013
water-rich phase
25
298.2
0.195
0.005
0.068
0.001
water-rich phase
Method/Apparatus/Procedure:
The titration method, adapted from Ref. 1, was used to determine the coexistence curve. The third component was added from a weighted gas-tight syringe to a weighted mixture of the other two components in 100 mL long-neck flask until one drop (weighing less then 0.01 g) results in cloudiness. The flask was immersed in a well controlled water bath and shaken continuously. Refractive indexes of these mixtures were measured at 298.3 K to ensure that separation did not take place. Tie lines were determined from mixtures of known composition in the immiscible region. The flasks were shaken well and the phases allowed to separate. Refractive indexes of samples of both phases were measured and related to compositions on the coexistence curve. Each tie line was checked to ensure that it passes through the composition of the overall mixture.
Source and Purity of Materials:
(1) Merck, synthesis grade; dried with magnesium metal activated with iodine, distilled.
(2) Analytical Carbo Erba, purity 99.5 mole %; purified by passing through columns containing silica gel and basic alumina.
(3) De-ionized.
Estimated Errors:
Solubility: Not reported.
Temperature: Composition ±0.0005 mole fraction for measured points, ±0.01 mole fraction for tie-lines extremities in the worst case (authors).
References:
1
S. W. Briggs and E. W. Comings, Ind. Eng. Chem. 35, 411 (1943).