Phase equilibria and thermophysical properties of carbon dioxide-expanded fluorinated solvents

Yeh Wei Kho, Daniel C. Conrad, Barbara L. Knutson

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Abstract

The volume expansion behavior and liquid molar compositions of several fluorinated solvents (methoxynonafluorobutane, C4F9OCH3; ethoxynonafluorobutane, C4F9OC2H5; 1,1,1,2,3,4,4,5,5,5-decafluoropentane, C5F10H2; and perfluorohexane, C6F14) expanded by pressurized carbon dioxide were measured at temperatures of 298 and 308K and pressures up to 72bar. The densities and viscosities of the expanded liquid phases were also determined. Fluorinated solvents undergo greater solvent-dependent volume expansion (as defined by de la Fuente Badilla et al. [J. Supercrit. Fluids 17 (2000) 13]) relative to traditional organic solvents. The Peng-Robinson equation of state (PR-EOS) satisfactorily described the liquid phase composition of the expanded fluorinated solvents. The viscosity reduction of the expanded fluorinated solvents was modeled by extending the method of Orbey and Sandler [Can. J. Chem. Eng. 71 (1993) 437] to fluorinated solvents. The model predicted the viscosities of the CO2-expanded solvents with an absolute average relative deviation (%AARD) of 6-12%.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)179-193
Number of pages15
JournalFluid Phase Equilibria
Volume206
Issue number1-2
DOIs
StatePublished - Apr 30 2003

Keywords

  • Carbon dioxide
  • Equation of state
  • Hydrofluorocarbon
  • Hydrofluoroether
  • Viscosity
  • Volume expansion

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Chemical Engineering
  • General Physics and Astronomy
  • Physical and Theoretical Chemistry

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