skip to main content
OSTI.GOV title logo U.S. Department of Energy
Office of Scientific and Technical Information

Title: Limiting activity coefficients of some aromatic and aliphatic nitro compounds in water

Journal Article · · Journal of Chemical and Engineering Data
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1021/je9900326· OSTI ID:697127
;  [1]
  1. Inst. of Chemical Technology, Prague (Czech Republic). Dept. of Physical Chemistry

Limiting activity coefficients of nine nitroaromatic compounds and four nitroalkanes in water were determined in the range of environmentally related temperatures by measuring suitable phase equilibria. For liquid and solid nitroaromatics (nitrobenzene, 2-nitrotoluene, 3-nitrotoluene, 4-nitrotoluene, 2-nitrophenol, 3-nitrophenol, 4-nitrophenol, 1-chloro-2-nitrobenzene, and 1-chloro-4-nitrobenzene) the aqueous solubilities were measured by a conventional batch contacting method with UV spectrophotometric analysis, while for nitroalkanes (nitromethane, nitroethane, 1-nitropropane, and 2-nitropropane) the air-water partitioning (Henry`s law constant H{sub 12} or air-water partition coefficient K{sub aw}) was determined by the inert gas stripping method employing gas chromatography. Whenever possible, results were compared to literature values. Calculation of H{sub 12} or K{sub aw} for nitroaromatics from the measured solubilities is hindered by the lack of reliable vapor pressure data. On the basis of the temperature dependences of the solubilities measured, the enthalpies of solution at infinite dilution for the nitroaromatics in water were evaluated.

OSTI ID:
697127
Journal Information:
Journal of Chemical and Engineering Data, Vol. 44, Issue 5; Other Information: PBD: Sep-Oct 1999
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

Similar Records

The chemical origin of octane sensitivity in gasoline fuels containing nitroalkanes
Journal Article · Fri May 15 00:00:00 EDT 2009 · Combustion and Flame · OSTI ID:697127

Air-water partitioning and aqueous solubility of phenols
Journal Article · Wed Mar 01 00:00:00 EST 1995 · Journal of Chemical and Engineering Data · OSTI ID:697127

Very high resolution photofragmentation-translational spectroscopy
Technical Report · Sat Nov 01 00:00:00 EST 1986 · OSTI ID:697127