{"title":"Experimental Evaluation and Thermodynamic Modeling of Aqueous Two-Phase Systems Based on Poly(ethylene oxide-ran-propylene oxide (50:50)) as an Environmentally Friendly Thermosensitive Copolymer and Phosphate Salts","authors":"Shadi Azar, Alireza Habibi, Farshad Rahimpour","doi":"10.1021/acs.jced.6c00243","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jced.6c00243","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Thisstudy focuses on the equilibrium behaviors of a novel aqueoustwo-phase system (ATPS) based on phosphate salts and poly(EO<sub>50</sub>-<em>ran</em>-PO<sub>50</sub>) at various pH (6, 7, and 8)and temperatures (25, 35, and 40 °C). The main distinction ofthis system is the application of a thermosensitive copolymer witha mild critical solution temperature (48 °C), which allows easyrecovery of polymers from temperature-sensitive materials for purificationpurposes. The phase diagrams for the ATPS indicated that the increasein pH and temperature resulted in expansion of the biphasic region.The Merchuk equation was applied for description of the experimentaldata, and the length and slope of the tie lines in different conditionswere calculated. The experimental tie-line compositions were correlatedto the Othmer–Tobias and Bancroft equations, and the relevantparameters of the models were determined. The experimental data ofthis system were best described by the activity coefficients of thenonrandom two liquid (NRTL) model. Also, a simplified model of theNRTL equation based on the use of mass fraction has been proposedin the present study, in which the mean deviation of 1.40% betweenexperimental and calculated mass fractions revealed its predictionpower from the equilibrium compositions of the system.</p>","PeriodicalId":42,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Chemical & Engineering Data","volume":"71 9","pages":"3956–3964"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2026-09-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148923924","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Reply to the “Comment on ‘Solubility Behavior of Meglumine Form I in 12 Pure Solvents: Experimental Measurements, Thermodynamic Modeling, And Solvation Mechanism Analysis’”","authors":"Lihong Jia, Zixiang He, Hanchang Huang, Xing Fan, Yuan Sui, Yongping Han","doi":"10.1021/acs.jced.6c00369","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jced.6c00369","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Wu et al. have submitted a Commentaryidentifying discrepanciesbetween the fitting parameters reported in the Supporting Informationof our paper and the experimental solubility data presented in themain text.</p>","PeriodicalId":42,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Chemical & Engineering Data","volume":"71 9","pages":"4054–4055"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2026-09-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148915740","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Fogen Chen, Yunlan Zhu, Jingwen Meng, Yujiang Ke, Kui Wu
{"title":"Commentary on “Solubility Determination and Correlation of 2-Methyl-6-propionylnaphthalene in Pure Solvents and Binary Solvent Systems (Water + Methanol/Ethanol/n-Propanol) from 278.15 to 318.15 K”","authors":"Fogen Chen, Yunlan Zhu, Jingwen Meng, Yujiang Ke, Kui Wu","doi":"10.1021/acs.jced.6c00314","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jced.6c00314","url":null,"abstract":"<p>In a recent article titled “Solubility DeterminationandCorrelation of 2-Methyl-6-propionylnaphthalene in Pure Solventsand Binary Solvent Systems (Water + Methanol/Ethanol/<em>n</em>-Propanol) from 278.15 to 318.15 K” published in thisjournal, Li et al. reported the solubility behavior of 2-methyl-6-propionylnaphthalene(2,6-MPN) in ten pure solvents and three binary mixed solvents, andconducted a correlation analysis between the experimental solubilitydata and seven thermodynamic models. While their experimental workprovides fundamental data for the crystallization of 2,6-MPN, significantinaccuracies are identified in the fitting parameters of the modifiedApelblat equation and the λ<em>h</em> equation. Theseinaccurate parameters lead to substantial deviations between calculatedand experimental solubilities. This work systematically verifies theerrors, analyzes their origins, and provides optimization suggestions,aiming to ensure the reliability of thermodynamic data for 2,6-MPNcrystallization process design and solvent selection.</p>","PeriodicalId":42,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Chemical & Engineering Data","volume":"71 9","pages":"4056–4061"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2026-09-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148915794","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Solid–Liquid Phase Equilibrium in the Ternary Systems C6H5B(OH)2 + KCl/RbCl/CsCl + H2O at 298.15 and 348.15 K","authors":"Ziyu Zhuang, Manman Zhang, Dongdong Li, Dandan Gao, Haitao Feng","doi":"10.1021/acs.jced.6c00361","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jced.6c00361","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The phase equilibria of ternary systemsphenylboronicacid (C<sub>6</sub>H<sub>5</sub>B(OH)<sub>2</sub>) + KCl/RbCl/CsCl+ H<sub>2</sub>O were investigated at 298.15 and 348.15 K usinga directisothermal dissolution equilibrium method with mannitol-NaOH titration.Solid phases were characterized by Schreinemakers’ wet method,XRD, Raman, IR, and TG-DSC. No new adducts were detected, in contrastto the stable adduct 2H<sub>3</sub>BO<sub>3</sub>·3CsCl formedin the H<sub>3</sub>BO<sub>3</sub> + CsCl + H<sub>2</sub>O system.All three systems are of the simple eutectic type, with two solubilitybranches and one invariant point. C<sub>6</sub>H<sub>5</sub>B(OH)<sub>2</sub> exerts a weak salting-in effect on the chlorides, independentof temperature. Conversely, the chlorides salt out C<sub>6</sub>H<sub>5</sub>B(OH)<sub>2</sub> following the order CsCl < RbCl < KCl,an effect that increases with temperature. This pattern differs fromH<sub>3</sub>BO<sub>3</sub>-alkali chloride systems (salting-in) butresembles H<sub>3</sub>BO<sub>3</sub>-alkaline earth chloride systems(salting-out). The salting-out is attributed to salt-induced reductionof water activity, which disrupts the hydration layer of the soluteand promotes its dehydration condensation to triphenyl boroxine. Froma crystallographic viewpoint, the layered structure of H<sub>3</sub>BO<sub>3</sub> provides suitable sites for Cs<sup>+</sup>, whereasthe three-dimensional network of C<sub>6</sub>H<sub>5</sub>B(OH)<sub>2</sub> does not. This structural insight suggests that the layered1,4- and 1,3-benzenediboronic acids may form similar adducts withCs<sup>+</sup>, warranting further investigation.</p>","PeriodicalId":42,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Chemical & Engineering Data","volume":"71 9","pages":"3749–3760"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2026-09-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148923693","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Shi-Hua Sang, Qing-Shuang Wang, Kuang-Yi Zhu, Rui-Zhi Cui, Yan Huang
{"title":"Thermodynamic Properties and Phase Equilibria of the LiCl–KCl–CH3OH–H2O Mixed Solvent System at 308.2 K","authors":"Shi-Hua Sang, Qing-Shuang Wang, Kuang-Yi Zhu, Rui-Zhi Cui, Yan Huang","doi":"10.1021/acs.jced.6c00285","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jced.6c00285","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Targeting the characteristic of brines from the oil-gasfield beingrich in lithium and potassium, this study investigates the thermodynamicactivity coefficients and phase equilibria of the LiCl–KCl–CH<sub>3</sub>OH–H<sub>2</sub>O mixed solvent system at 308.2 K usingthe cell potential method and isothermal dissolution equilibrium method,respectively. Based on the measured cell potentials of the mixed solvent,the mean activity coefficients of KCl under different ionic strengths(<em>I</em> = 0.05–2.00 mol·kg<sup>–1</sup>) and LiCl ionic strength fractions (<em>y</em><sub>b</sub> = 0, 0.2, 0.4, 0.6, 0.8) are calculated via the Nernst equation.The Pitzer single-salt parameters (β<sup>(0)</sup>, β<sup>(1)</sup>, <em>C</em><sup>Φ</sup>) of LiCl and mixedion interaction parameters (θ<sub>K,Li</sub> and ψ<sub>K,Li,Cl</sub>) in the mixed solvent are fitted by multiple linearregression. Using the fitted Pitzer model parameters, the mean activitycoefficient of LiCl, water activity, excess Gibbs free energy, andosmotic coefficient in the mixed solvent are calculated. Additionally,the phase equilibria of the LiCl–KCl–CH<sub>3</sub>OH–H<sub>2</sub>O mixed solvent system are measured. The phase diagram containsone invariant point, two univariant solubility curves, and two crystallineregions (KCl and LiCl·H<sub>2</sub>O). The solubility modelingresults based on the Pitzer model are in good agreement with the experimentalvalues. The research findings provide theoretical support for theseparation of lithium and potassium resources from brines using mixedsolvent phase equilibrium.</p>","PeriodicalId":42,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Chemical & Engineering Data","volume":"71 9","pages":"3856–3866"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2026-09-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148923722","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Dodecane and n-Alkylbenzene Binary Mixtures: Densities, Speeds of Sound, and Viscosities within the Range of 288.15 to 333.15 K and at 0.1 MPa","authors":"Dianne J. Luning Prak, Jim S. Cowart","doi":"10.1021/acs.jced.6c00275","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jced.6c00275","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Physicalprocesses and properties are important for modeling combustionbehavior and designing surrogate mixtures to model real fuels. Thiswork reports densities, speeds of sound, and viscosities of mixturesof dodecane with <em>n</em>-alkylbenzenes, which can aid inthese modeling and design efforts. These properties increased withdecreasing temperature and increasing amounts of the component withthe higher property value, except for <em>n</em>-octylbenzene’sviscosities and ethylbenzene’s and <em>n</em>-propylbenzene’sspeeds of sound, where a mixture had the lowest value. Some mixtureviscosities and densities fell within fuel specifications, and theirrange values for bulk moduli are large enough to possibly exhibitdifferences in injection behavior in an engine. Increasing the sizeof <em>n</em>-alkylbenzene caused the <em>V<sub>m</sub><sup>E</sup></em>’s and <em>K</em><sub><em>s</em></sub><sup><em>E</em></sup>’s to decrease,the <em>c<sup>E</sup></em>’s to increase, and the Δη’sto decline to a minimum before increasing again. The minimum was foundin a mixture with <em>n</em>-hexylbenzene. <em>V<sub>m</sub><sup>E</sup></em> were successfully modeled using the Prigogine–Flory–Patterson(PFP) Model, which showed a positive interactional term for all mixtures(indicating weaker interactions in the mixtures than for pure components),demonstrating the differences in structure, which decreased with <em>n</em>-alkylbenzene size. Negative free volume and pressure termswere found for larger <em>n</em>-alkylbenzenes and produced overall negative <em>V</em><sub>m</sub><sup>E</sup>’svalues.</p>","PeriodicalId":42,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Chemical & Engineering Data","volume":"71 9","pages":"3815–3831"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2026-09-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148923732","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Jorge A. Lovera, Aldo P. Padilla, Wilson Alavia, Teófilo A. Graber
{"title":"Experimental and Modeling of Densities, Viscosities, Refractive Indices, and Solubilities of MCl+PEG 4000+H2O (M = Li, Na, K) and MgCl2+PEG 4000+H2O Systems at 298.15 K","authors":"Jorge A. Lovera, Aldo P. Padilla, Wilson Alavia, Teófilo A. Graber","doi":"10.1021/acs.jced.5c00747","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jced.5c00747","url":null,"abstract":"<p>In this study, densities, viscosities, and refractiveindexes ofunsaturated ternary systems MCl+PEG 4000+H<sub>2</sub>O (M = Li, Na,K) and MgCl<sub>2</sub>+PEG 4000+H<sub>2</sub>O were measured at 298.15K. Additionally, for the latter system, solubility was measured atthe same temperature. The Pitzer model was successfully used to fitthe experimental data obtained for transport properties and solubilities,except for the viscosities of systems containing NaCl and KCl, whichwere best represented by Othmer’s rule. The refractive indiceswere well fitted to the model of Wang et al. Both density and refractiveindex increase progressively with increasing LiCl and PEG 4000 concentrations,while viscosity increases exponentially. The solubility decreaseswith increasing PEG 4000 concentration, following a trend similarto the common-ion effect. The polymer was considered a neutral speciesin the Pitzer model. Analysis of the solubility of the MgCl<sub>2</sub>+PEG 4000+H<sub>2</sub>O system and solubility values reported inthe literature for the MCl+PEG 4000+H<sub>2</sub>O systems at 298.15K indicates that, in an extractive crystallization process using PEG4000, LiCl would remain in solution, while NaCl, KCl, and MgCl<sub>2</sub> would crystallize. These results are useful in the designand simulation of brine processing and alternative separation processesfor lithium extraction.</p>","PeriodicalId":42,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Chemical & Engineering Data","volume":"71 9","pages":"3761–3776"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2026-09-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148923794","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Liquid–Liquid Equilibrium for Ternary Mixtures of Isobutyl Acetate + Isobutanol + Ethylene Glycol/Ethanolamine/Diethanolamine at 298.15 and 308.15 K","authors":"Hui Yang, Yujuan Li, Lingling Sun, Dongqing Zhang, Hao Chen, Jun Gao, Dongmei Xu","doi":"10.1021/acs.jced.6c00315","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jced.6c00315","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Isobutyl acetate (IBAC) and isobutanol (IBA) are benignsolventsthat are commonly applied in the electronics and pharmaceutical industries.During the application process, a mixture of IBAC and IBA is usuallygenerated. Since the binary system of IBAC and IBA exhibits minimum-boilingazeotropic behavior, it is challenging to recover the solvents bygeneral distillation technology. In this study, three solvents─ethyleneglycol, ethanolamine, and diethanolamine─were chosen as extractionagents to separate the mixture of IBAC and IBA. The liquid–liquidequilibrium (LLE) data for the mixtures (IBAC + IBA + ethylene glycol/ethanolamine/diethanolamine)were measured at 298.15 and 308.15 K. The extraction performance ofthe agents was assessed on the basis of selectivity and partitionratio. The results revealed that ethanolamine exhibited a superiorcapability for extracting IBA. The tie-line data were correlated byemploying the NRTL thermodynamic model, with an <em>RMSD</em> lower than 0.01. Additionally, a topological analysis substantiatedthe reliability and consistency of the regressed model parameters.To explore the extraction mechanism, the molecular interactions wereanalyzed by quantum chemical calculations, offering a reference forselecting solvents for separating the azeotrope.</p>","PeriodicalId":42,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Chemical & Engineering Data","volume":"71 9","pages":"3977–3986"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2026-09-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148923829","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Tetradecane and n-Alkylbenzene Binary Mixtures: Densities, Speeds of Sound, and Viscosities within the Range of 288.15 and 333.15 K and at 0.1 MPa","authors":"Dianne J. Luning Prak, Jim S. Cowart","doi":"10.1021/acs.jced.6c00244","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jced.6c00244","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Surrogate fuel mixture design and combustion processmodeling areenhanced with knowledge of the physical properties of mixtures offuel components. The current study reports densities, speeds of sound,and viscosities of mixtures of tetradecane with <em>n</em>-alkylbenzenes. In general, densities, speeds of sound, and viscositiesdecreased with increasing temperature and increasing amounts of thecomponent with the lower property value, except for ethylbenzene’sand <em>n</em>-propylbenzene’s speeds of sound wheremixtures had the lowest values. Some mixture densities fell withinthe military diesel fuel specification. The range of mixture bulkmoduli suggests that their injection behavior in an engine may beaffected. Mixture excess molar volumes (<em>V</em><sub>m</sub><sup>E</sup>’s) and excess isentropic compressibilities (<em>κ</em><sub><em>s</em></sub><sup>E</sup>’s)decreased and excess speeds of sound (<em>c</em><sup>E</sup>’s) increased with an increase in <em>n</em>-alkylbenzenesize. A positive linear relationship was found in the relationshipbetween the <em>κ</em><sub><em>s</em></sub><sup>E</sup>’s and <em>V</em><sub>m</sub><sup>E</sup>’sof equimolar mixtures of tetradecane and <em>n</em>-alkylbenzenes,which shows the impact of molar packing and volume changes on compressibility.These results will aid those designing surrogate fuel mixtures andmodeling engine combustion processes.</p>","PeriodicalId":42,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Chemical & Engineering Data","volume":"71 9","pages":"3799–3814"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2026-09-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148923831","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Jiali Guo, Kun Hou, Ningze Han, Xiangyang Liu, Maogang He
{"title":"Experimental Measurement and Thermodynamic Modeling of Isobaric Specific Heat Capacity for Supercritical CO2/Propane Mixtures","authors":"Jiali Guo, Kun Hou, Ningze Han, Xiangyang Liu, Maogang He","doi":"10.1021/acs.jced.6c00284","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jced.6c00284","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Adjusting the critical point of CO<sub>2</sub> by addingpropane is an effective method to enhance the performance of the supercriticalCO<sub>2</sub> Brayton cycle under high-temperature conditions. Thisstudy measured the isobaric specific heat capacity of CO<sub>2</sub>, propane, and their mixtures within the temperature range of 323–473K and pressure range of 8–12 MPa using a flow calorimeter.We optimized the parameters of the GERG-2008 model for the CO<sub>2</sub>/propane mixture system. Results indicate that the isobaricspecific heat capacity of CO<sub>2</sub> and propane, as well as theirmixtures, exhibits sensitivity to temperature and pressure variationsin the pseudocritical region, with the sensitivity becoming increasinglygradual when moving away from this region. The isobaric specific heatcapacity of the mixture increases with rising propane content. Theaverage absolute relative deviation (AARD) between experimental valuesand GERG-2008 model calculations for pure CO<sub>2</sub>, propane,and mixtures was 0.79%, 0.86%, and 1.25%, respectively. The GERG-2008model, optimized using literature and experimental data, significantlyimproved the calculation accuracy of isobaric specific heat capacityfor CO<sub>2</sub>/propane mixtures, reducing the AARD to 0.93%.</p>","PeriodicalId":42,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Chemical & Engineering Data","volume":"71 9","pages":"3845–3855"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2026-09-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148915845","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}