63 Revista Mexicana de Física 30 no. 1 (1983)63-82 THE VAPOUR PRESSURE OF PURE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS BY DYNAMIC EBULLlOMETRY Armando Olivares Fuentes, Arturo Treja Joe' Suárez Cansino and Rodrfguez Instituto Mexicano del Petrdleo Subdirección de LB.P. - TEFETRA Eje Central lázaro Cárdenas 152 Deleg. Gustavo A. Madero 07730 México, D.F. (recibido noviembre 30, 1982; aceptado junio 30, 1983) ABSTRACT A dynarnic ebu1liometer has been used to measure vapour pressures of 2-propanol,2,2,4-trimethylpentane, n-pentane, methanol, ethanol, acetone and benzene from approximately26 to 78 kPa. The ebul1iorneter is similar to one reported in the literature although with modifications which make it original together with the auxiliary equipment and measuring technique. The values obtained in this work to test the ebulliorneter are compared with data previously reported by other workers and the overall agreernent is good. The experimental results were fitted to the Antoine equation and from it derived quantities were obtained for each of the seven substances studied. 64 RESlNEN Un ebulliómetro dinámico ha sido utilizado para medir presiones de vapor de iso-propanol, 2,2,4-trimetilpentano, n-pantano, metano!, etanol, acetona y benceno desde 26 a 78 kPa. El ehulliómetro está basado en uno reportado en la literatura aunque incluye modificaciones que lo hacen original junto con el equipo auxiliar y la técnica de medición. Los vapo res obtenidos en este trabajo se comparan con datos previamente reporta ~ dos por otros grupos de investigación y la comparación es satisfactoria. Los resultados experimentales fueron ajustados a la ecuación de Antoine y a partir de ella se derivaron otras propiedades para cada una de las siete sustancias estudiadas. 1. The knowledge ces and mixtures operation HITRODUCTlON of the thennodynamic is oí great importance of many industrial processes. point of view those properties to give information propcrties of pure substan- for the simulation, design and Further more, from a theoretical are used to test models of solutions on the molecular and interactions. TABLE 1 nn (293.2 This work 2 - propanol Substance nn (298.20 Literature(l) This work Literature(l) 1. 3778 1.3772 1.3754 1.3753 0 K) K) 2,2,4-trimethylpentane 1.3916 1.:\915 1. 3894 1.3890 n - pentane 1. 3580 1. 3575 1. 3560 1.3547 methanol 1. 3292 1.3286 1. 3270 1. 3266 ethanol acetone 1. 3619 1. 3602 1. 3595 1.3614 1.3588 (2) 1.3571 1. :>594 1. 3570 (2) benzene l.5140 1. 5011 1. 4987 1. 4979 Table I. Refractive index at 293.2 and 2.98.2° K. 65 One oí the thennodynamic oí pure ar single - compo- properties nent liquids that has becn widely studied is the vapour pressure function of temperature ebulliometer (T). Thus, we repart a modified which has becn tested measuring 2-propanol methanol = in kPa (1 atmosphere 26 to 78, 2,Z,4-trimethylpentane all~glass the vapour pressure pure substances as a function oí temperature. p for eaeh substance (p) as a dynamic oí seven The approximate rangcs oí 101.325 kPa = 760 mmHg) are: 19 to 78, n-pentane 26 to 124, 26 to 78, ethanol 11 to 78, acetone 26 to 78 and benzene 16 to 78. Values obtained elswhere oí the refractive substanccs are presentcd in rabIe l. indexes oí these APPARAIDS 2. A circulating ar dynamic ebulliometer similar to that describcd by Rogalski and co-workers(3,4) was used. Fig. 1 shows a schematic diagram of the ebulliometer. ebulliometer Thc main modification is in the measuremcnt present of the equilibrium the vapour and liquid phases having the thermometer ebulliometer between with a threadcd glass joint. the thermomcter in our tempcrature between sealed in the This allows direct contact and the t"u phases thus the response is fas ter than using thennowells. The working principIe oí the ebulliorneter is now described. liquid and vapour is continuosly aid of an e1ectrica1 heater and pumped by the Cottre11 pump A (see Fig. 1) e towards thc equilibrium chamber the joint D. tape wound externaIly A heating partiaI condensation thermodynamic where the thermometer equiIibrium technique with the is sealed with around the arm B prevents of the vapour before reaching As part of the measuring generated A stream oí overheated the equilibrium the steady state corresponding has to be established ehamber. to thc to carry out measurements oí p-T and this was done in the present work by setting a value of drops berwcen 70 to 90 as eOlmted in the drop eounter F. Finally thc equilibrium temperature is determined in e as explained aboye írem the contact between the thermomcter and the liquid and vapour phascs. Mixing oí thc liquid phase from phase írem the condenser E is achieved e and the condensed vapour in the devices 1 and J before thc 66 8 G F 1 J Fig •.1. The dynamic ebulliometer different parts). A (see the text for description liquid sample is again heated in A and the cycle started. oi the The apparatus described here is a150 useful fay the determination of the vapour~ liquid equilibrium of mixtures(3,4,S) since both the liquid and vapour phases may be sampled to determine their composition through H and F, respectively. 67 3. The measurement manometer AlJJ(ILIARY EQUIINENf oí pressure was carried out with a mercury used in the absolute continuosly evacuated. a Gaertner eathetometer type oí manometer approximately fashion, i.e.,tbe reference The height (morlel M-9I2) with a precision oí iD.OI mm. is wel1 suited far pressure measurement 130 kPa as discussed by Ambrose(6). A was used to control the pressure in the ebulliometer system composcd thermal1y manostat through a surge This surge system was connected and to the mercury manometer pump was used for measurements oí vapour pressures A dircct-drive of equi1ibrium and yapour in the equi1ibrium Thermometer (Hew1ett-Packard iO.04° K as reported vacuum below the atmospheric dry nitrogen was used as the pressurizing aboye the latter. The measurement each to the ebulliometer through a liquid ni trogen trap and connected systern through the manostat. to the pressure-vacuum This up to pelID ••.. ¡alt amongst othcr things oí two glass spheres oí 20 1 insulated. va1ue whereas limb was oí thc mercury colurnn Has measured with temperatures gas for pressures be~~en the liquid chamber was carried out with a Quartz mode1 2804 A) with an absolute by the makers for the temperature accuracy of range studied in this work. 4. EXPERIMENTAL TEQiNIQUE The pure liquid to be studied was p1aced in the ebu11iometer through slight1y the tef10n va1ve G (see Fig. 1) until the 1iquid level was aboye the mixing chamber mixing-boi1ing has been estab1ished state has to be defined of drops of condensate three quantities l. After the cyc1e boi1ing-condensationin the ebu11iometer in terms of the pressure, the stationary temperature and amount flowing through the drop counter F since these should be independent oí time. rule there exists only one degree of freedom According to the phase for a system of one component and two phases, thus we decided to control the pressure within the ebulliameter in order to automatically define the thermodynamic state of the substance being studied, that is, the temperature is inmediate1y 68 obtained far a given constan! pressure. previous section the amount oí drops that we used as a criterion blish the stationary statc. Several corrections height of the mercury Thesc corrections however, in a to esta- have to be applied to the directly measured column in the manometer fer the vapour pressurc. elsewhcre(6,7), We have already mentioned far completeness to finally obtain a value are discussed in detail we give here the equation that was used to calculate values of vapour pressure from the manometric readings: . = 0.9972 p/mm Hg where lJl óh(l - 1.634x10 is the difference -, t) (1) Po • + in height oí the rnercury collUTUlS between the rncasuring and reference 1imbs of the manometer, Po is fhe pressure is the tcmperature in the reference 1 imb oí the manometer and t residual oí the manometer. S. RESULTSAND D1SruSSlON The experirnentally measured vapour pressures ven substances residuals p = studied are listed in Tables 11 to VIII together with their (p exp log,. (p/kPa) = - p A The constants cal ) from the Antoine B/{(T/K) + + equation: (2) el of Eq. (Z) were obtained from a least - square fit ad are given in Table IX. The residuals in Table 11 to VIII eorrespond fferences no greater than furthenmore for each of the se- !O.OZ-K indieating to temperature di- the goodness of the fit, the óp values are randomly distributed. Figures 2 to 8 show the pressure residuals ~p based on Eq. (2). Also included en these figures are the limits of pressure changcs corresponding to changes in the temperature of !O.02° K and !O.04° K. In order to ecmpare wi th the present work we have used published values for eaeh substanee te calculate from Eq. (2) using the eonstants óp where now pare in Table IX and pare exp cal the values the literature 69 values. These residuals is observed literature far OUT values. FroID this comparison is possible A further test on the quality oí the thermometer. oí the results oí this work and out by calculating fitted to them may be carried quantities such as the nonmal boiling saturatian curve dp/dt and molar heats oí vaporizatian boiling temperature obtained temperature tJI. The nonnal in this work far each substance extrapolatian since the experllncntal values, with exception below 101.325 kPa. in a11 cases. with the Clapeyran vaporization 2.303 (T!K rabIe X compares and dp/dt with 1iterature temperatures Differentiation equation derived Tb, the slape oí the were obtained excellent with the to give an accuracy in each case and very close to the accuracy oí the eguatian it in Figs. 2 to 8, from which far each substance oí fD.OSo K, which is in faet the largest deviation measurements observed are a150 plotted that there is good agreement is and oí n-pentane, calcu1ated boiling values and the agreement oí the Antoine allows the calculation is equatian tagether oí the molar heats oí ~: pB + e) 2 _ 6H (3) - wr where ~V is the difference oí the molar volume oí the vapaur (Vv) and 1iquid (VL) phases. \Ie have calculated VL froID density values from the literature(17,18,19) and Vv from the viria1 expantion. The second virial coeíficient B(T) used in the 1atter equation was calculated correlation of Tarakad and Danner(20) Tabla XI campares calculated in order to keep cansi~tency. and experimental vaporization at 298.2° K and at the boiling The relative error in each case is always smaller reliability of the calculated It is cancluded temperature calibration íor each substance. than 3% indicating for detenmining in relatively and technique vapour-liquid short periods relatively large range oí pressure and temperature. that the accuracy of the measurements may be further rigorous molar heats of óH values from the fitted Antaine that the ebulliometer this study are very conyenient data of pure substances írem the of the quartz thermomcter the equation. used in equilibrium of time and in a It is clear, howcver, improved through a at several points of the 70 temperature range used in this work. TABLE 1I T/K Pexp /kPa T/K /lp/?" P exp /kPa 325.42 26.419 -78 340.12 52.957 -22 327.39 29.152 -45 342.30 58.347 -22 329.0b 31.659 -9 3..13.25 60.904 45 330.77 34.462 82 34.L 26 63.625 20 332.28 36.91:': -26 345.15 66.1:>7 27 333.8~ 39.773 25 346.13 68.938 -27 335.19 42.310 -1 S 3.17.Só 74.223 330.57 45.151 46 3~9.08 78.190 -3b - S 337.76 47.067 41 Tabla n. Experimental vapour pressure Pexp of 2-propanol and pressure residuals 6p : P exp - Peal; where Peal has been obtained fram Eq. (2). TABLE III t,p/Pa T/K 19.530 -76 351.02 53.022 52 331.1 S 26.530 -58 352.49 55.603 333.76 29.220 -41 354.01 58.347 T/K 323.15 P exp /kPa P exp /kPa tI'/Pa 336.28 32.051 S 355.20 bO.599 54 2b 32 338. SO 34.692 17 356.79 63.b99 23 340.34 37.017 33 357.94 65.991 -13 342.37 39.678 3 359.34 68.932 4 344.22 42.282 20 360.52 71.447 -26 346.10 45.068 38 362.10 75.000 4 3H.80 47.689 32 3b3.óS 78.538 -48 349.07 50.717 29 Table II!. Experimental vapour pressure Pexp of 2,2,4-tr~methylpentane and pressure residual 6p = Pexp - Peal; where Peal has been obtained fraro Eq. (2). TABLE T/K Pexp /kPa 71 IV 6p/Pa T/K pexp /kPa 6p/Pa 275.06 26.653 - 7 303.53 82.991 - 6 275.21 26.800 -39 304.70 86.578 49 276.09 27.880 -25 306.15 91.137 65 277 .66 29.926 33 308.34 98.263 -28 -11 279.81 3l.789 309.06 100.750 l82.08 36.154 36 310.22 104.763 -80 283.82 38.868 27 311.29 108.680 -45 286.14 42.734 6 312.31 112.565 36 288.07 46.231 34 312.73 114. 144 292.09 54.165 10 313.17 115.797 29.L 41 59.2b7 313.99 119.029 4 296.80 64 .839 - 315.15 123.646 34 299.27 71.072 -23 Table IV. -12 39 8 18 -22 Experimental vapour pressure Pexp of n-pentane and pressure residual s !'Jp = p - PI; where Peal has been obtained fram exp ca Eq. (2) • TABLE T/K P exp /kPa tlp/lla l' T/K p exp /kPa 6p/Pa 306.98 26.392 42 323.34 55.906 - 21 309.18 29.316 8 324.36 58.418 -31 314.16 37.024 -37 325.33 60.952 16 315.76 39.918 25 326.42 63.872 36 317.07 42.342 - 4 327.29 66.235 2 318.45 45.046 - 21 328.24 68.898 -39 319.75 47.737 -27 329.21 71.806 14 320.97 50.392 -25 330.01 74.218 2 322.18 53. I 54 -16 331. 32 78.340 5 Tabla V. Experimental vapour pressure P exp of methanol and pressure residuals ll.p ::P exp - Peal; where Peal has been obtained frem Eq. (2) • 72 TABLE TIK 304.76 309.86 313.51 316.34 318.54 320.70 323.75 324.96 326.40 328.07 329.46 331.15 332.67 Pexp IkPa 11.460 15.089 18.215 21.054 23.481 26.157 29.576 32.099 34.352 37.186 39.594 42.795 45.814 6p/Pa VI Pexp IkPa TIK 1 12 334.08 335.48 48.816 51.921 -20 - 6 336.88 338.01 339.06 340.18 341.13 341.94 342.81 343.88 55.202 57.978 60.670 -26 14 O II 10 62 10 35 16 63.656 66.268 68.582 71.129 74.389 77.614 77.820 344.90 344.98 6p/Pa 37 21 14 8 II 12 4 7 -15 -13 - 9 -61 Table VI. Experimental vapour pressure Pexp oE ethanol and pressure residual ~p ~ p - p 1; where p 1 has been obtained fram Eq. (2). exp ca ca l'Al:L!: -------'1'/1\ --- --_._--- ----~~---_. P exp /\..1':1 29S.117 20.927 297.U3 29.339 298.87 31.793 301.Ul 34. -3.1 302.83 37 .. 19l1 304..15 30S. ib 4(J.078 -.\2. lBS S •. 11.1 307.5'" ..¡ 308.78 .1i.llS3 Table VII. VII --------TIK 6p/Pa -17 - 4 40 -25 311. p exp /kP3 53.078 SO ,5.693 312.77 2 17 11 -44 - 313.91 S8.249 315.18 (¡1.O70 6p/Pa 17 -36 34 -20 46 316.35 63.885 317.43 b6.487 318.43 ú8. %9 - 319.52 71. 793 322.03 78.598 - 3 -51 22 S oE acetona and pressure ~~~~~~~~ :a~our:r:s~:ew~~~g p Eq. (2). exp ca cal has been obtained fraro 73 TABLEVIII T/K P exp /kPa óp/Pa T/K Pexp /kPa op/ll;l 303.17 15.947 9 328.90 44.759 - 7 306.08 18.101 O 332.64 51.308 101 309.75 21.158 8 334.36 5,1, 38:; -22 312.92 24.130 -I2 335.98 57.559 315.58 - " 26.892 - 2 337.71 61.136 318.33 29.979 -23 339.01 63.833 -32 320.42 32.548 5 340.79 67.7sn -{l3 322.72 35.566 5 324.33 37.786 -11 341. 93 7(1.-1:,(} 344.88 77.ú(); 38 , -15 --_._------ _. Table VIII. Experimental vapour pressure Pex residuals lJp '" p wherE exp - PI; ca Eq. (2) • -_. ------ of benzene and pressure p ca1 has been obtained from TABLE IX SUBSTA~CE e A B acetone 6.384897 1288.8889 -34.9215 bcnzene 6.048137 1222.364 -50.9121 2 - propanol 7.435340 1677.407 -46.4170 mcthanol 7.211740 1583.890 -33.4690 2,2,4 - trimethylpentane 6.146780 1386.248 -37.5840 n-pentane 6.206773 1183.321 -27.5503 ethanol 6.404289 1690.380 -38.3550 Table IX. Constants of the Antaine equation. 74 TABLE X (dp/dt)/kPa K-' Tb/K SUBSTANO, (a) a 1 (b) ReL acctone 329.24 329.28 3.472 3.403 bcn:ene 353.30 353.25 3.119 3.122 4.102 2 - propanol 355.35 355.48 4.101 mcthanol 337.71 337.66 3.992 3.992 2,2,4 - trimcthylpcntanc 372.34 372.39 2.886 2.886 3.458 4.003 n - pentanc 309.22 309.22 3.480 cthanol 351. 47 351. 48 4.023 Table b Re£. X. Comparison of ealculated and literature values point and the first differential coefficient. values froro the Antaine equation values froro the Antaine oi normal 1 beiling at p = 101.325 kPa. equation at the normal beiling point. TABI.E Xl Ml/kJ mol-' at 298.2 ti: acctone bcn:enc 31.84(17) 33.8 33.47(18) (1 error)d 298.2 R Tb 26.9 30.44(17) 2.70 -2.84 31.1 31.06(18) -0.98 0.13 44.7 44.98(19) 40.7 39.83(19) 0.63 2.14 mcth,¡¡nol 37.9 37.96(18) 35.9 35.92(18) 0.16 -0.06 2,2,4-trimethylpentanc 35.1 35.52(18) 30.4 31.12(18) 1. 20 -2.40 n-pcntane 26.8 26.,,(18) 26.4 25.84 (18) -1.34 - 2.12 41.84(17) 39.1 39.42(17) -0.85 .2-propanol cthanol Tabla d 31.0 Ilfl/Kj mol-' at lb XI. 0.82 Comparison of ealculated and literatura values of the molar heat of vaporization at 298.2° K anó at the normal boiling poiot. ÓH - 6Hca1 1it (\ error) s --~~--~~ • 100 6H ca1 75 - 0.04 K 120 100 90 -0.02 K o o O <O • 20 O d!. O " • O O- O <J • O • -20 • •• • -<O • -60 -80 0.02 • K -100 -120 004 320 330 K 3<0 360 TI K Fig. 2. Plot ai pressure residuals ~p ter 2-propanol- frorn Eq. (2) fer values af this work and values reported by other authors. The curved lines correspond to 6p vaJues ter the stated liT oi temperature, , Hirata120, Ambrose13 O, Le., Ohe1l+ l. óp ""-(dp/dT) liT. This work. • valu~s 76 ea o O '" "- O • a. Q. • O • • • • 0_02 K 004 K O o • • • o K ~_O_02K o o <1 • _0_04 • -'" o • • 330 340 360 T/K Fig. 3. Plot of pressure residuals Óp for 2,2,4-trimethylpentane iram Eq. (2) for values of this work and values reported by other authors. The curved lines correspond to Óp values fer the stated AT values of temperature, i.e. Ap = -(dp/rlT) AT. This work ., Hirata 12 O. 77 -004 1( "fl " " ro " + " 11" -002 ~ " 60 40 20 • + • • ." ~ • " • • ~ • ." • • • • • ~" • • •~" • • + -EO ~" • + 00," '+" -100 -IZO " .. , ••• T/K Fig. 4. Plot ai pressure residuals óp fer n-pentane frorn Eq. (2) for values of this wark and values reported by other authors. The curved line~ correspond to Ap valu€s fer the stated óT values temperature, Le. 6p'" -(dp/dT) AT. This work ., A.P.I.1rl , Willingham10+, Ohe14• af 78 140 -0,04 K 120 00 00000000 -0021( 000 60 • 20 r ° "-O<:l • • • • • -20 • • •• • -40 • -60 0.021( -80 -100 -1 0.04 1( ~ '0. 'lO '" TI K Fig. 5. PIot oi pressure residuals ~p for methanol irom Eq. (2) for values oi this •..••• ork and values reported by other autl'ioTs. The curved lines correspond to ~p values fer the stated 6T values oi temperature. Le. IIp '" -(dp/dT) liT. This work •• Ambrose13D. 79 120 10 80 60 40 20 & O "c. " <J -20 -40 -60 • -80 -100 -~O 0.04 K -140 30' ",. "'" "4> T/K Fig. 6. Plot of pressure residuals Óp far ethanol fraro Eq. (2) fer values of this work and values reported by other a.uthors. ThE; curved lioes correspond to Óp values fer the stated ÓT values of tewperature, l.e. 6p - -(dp/dT) ÓT. This work • , Ambrose13(J A.P.1.1 fI, Reid9 0, Kretschmer1S X, HOlmes16 m 80 120 -0.04 O o DO K O O O 80 60 40 .0 & "- c. <:l O -'0 -40 -60 -80 -~O 0.04 K ~120 -~O '"O "O '00 TI Fig. 7. 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