Abstract
In this study, the thermodiffusion, molecular diffusion, and Soret coefficients of 12 binary mixtures composed of toluene, n-hexane and n-dodecane in the whole range of concentrations at atmospheric pressure and temperatures of 298.15 K and 308.15 K have been determined. The experimental measurements have been carried out using the Thermogravitational Column, the Sliding Symmetric Tubes and the Thermal Diffusion Forced Rayleigh Scattering techniques. The results obtained using the different techniques show a maximum deviation of 9% for the thermodiffusion coefficient, 8% for the molecular diffusion coefficient and 2% for the Soret coefficient. For the first time we report a decrease of the thermodiffusion coefficient with increasing ratio of the thermal expansion coefficient and viscosity for a binary mixture of an organic ring compound with a short n-alkane. This observation is discussed in terms of interactions between the different components. Additionally, the thermogravitational technique has been used to measure the thermodiffusion coefficients of four ternary mixtures consisting of toluene, n-hexane and n-dodecane at 298.15 K. In order to complete the study, the values obtained for the molecular diffusion coefficient in binary mixtures, and the thermodiffusion coefficient of binary and ternary mixtures have been compared with recently derived correlations.
Graphical abstract
Article PDF
Similar content being viewed by others
Explore related subjects
Discover the latest articles, news and stories from top researchers in related subjects.Avoid common mistakes on your manuscript.
References
C. Ludwig, Sitz. Ber. Akad. Wiss. Wien Math.-Naturw. 20, 539 (1856).
C. Soret, C.R. Acad. Sci. 91, 289 (1880).
L.J. Wittenberg, in Solar Engineering - 1985, Proceedings of the joint ASME-ASES Solar Energy Conference (Sed Seventh Annual Conference), Knoxville, Tennessee, 1985, edited by R.B. Bannerot (The American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 1985) p. 271.
L. Rebai, A. Mojtabi, M. Safi, A. Mohamad, J. Sol. Energy Eng. 128, 383 (2006).
F. Shehadi, M. Mseddi, M. Baccar, in Proceedings of Thermodiffusion: Basics and Applications (IMT7), Donostia, 2006, edited by M.M. Bou-Ali, J.K. Platten (Mondragon Uniberstsitateko zerbitzu Editoriala, 2006).
J. Dakyns, J. Teall, J. Geol. Soc. 48, 104 (1892).
J. Teall, Nat. Sci. 4, 288 (1892).
A. Grachev, J. Severinghaus, Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta 67, 345 (2003).
S. Wiegand, J. Phys.: Condens. Matter 16, R357 (2004).
F. Montel, Entropie 184/185, 86 (1994).
F. Montel, Entropie 214, 7 (1998).
F. Montel, J. Bickert, A. Lagisquet, G. Galliero, J. Pet. Sci. Technol. 58, 391 (2007).
P. Baaske, C.J. Wienken, P. Reineck, S. Duhr, D. Braun, Angew. Chem., Int. Ed. 49, 2238 (2010).
C.J. Wienken, P. Baaske, U. Rothbauer, D. Braun, S. Duhr, Nat. Commun. 1, 1 (2010).
C. Debuschewitz, W. Köhler, Phys. Rev. Lett. 87, 055901 (2001).
P. Polyakov, J. Luettmer-Strathmann, S. Wiegand, J. Phys. Chem. B 110, 26215 (2006).
S. Hartmann, G. Wittko, W. Kohler, K.I. Morozov, K. Albers, G. Sadowski, Phys. Rev. Lett. 109, 065901 (2012).
R. Kita, S. Wiegand, J. Luettmer Strathmann, J. Chem. Phys. 121, 3874 (2004).
H. Ning, S. Wiegand, J. Chem. Phys. 125, 221102 (2006).
A. Mialdun, V. Yasnou, V. Shevtsova, A. Königer, W. Köhler, D. Alonso de Mezquia, M. Bou-Ali, J. Chem. Phys. 136, 244512 (2012).
H. Brenner, Phys. Rev. E 74, 036306 (2006).
P. Blanco, M.M. Bou-Ali, J.K. Platten, P. Urteaga, J.A. Madariaga, C. Santamaria, J. Chem. Phys. 129, 174504 (2008).
P. Blanco, S. Wiegand, J. Phys. Chem. B 114, 2807 (2010).
J. Platten, M. Bou-Ali, P. Costesèque, J. Dutrieux, W. Köhler, C. Leppla, S. Wiegand, G. Wittko, Philos. Mag. 83, 1965 (2003).
P. Blanco, M. Bou-Ali, J. Platten, J. Madariaga, P. Urteaga, C. Santamaría, J. Non-Equilib. Thermodyn. 32, 309 (2007).
P. Blanco, P. Polyakov, M. Bou-Ali, S. Wiegand, J. Phys. Chem. B 112, 8340 (2008).
G. Galliero, B. Duguay, J. Caltagirone, F. Montel, Fluid Phase Equilib. 208, 171 (2003).
A. Perronace, C. Leppla, F. Leroy, B. Rousseau, S. Wiegand, J. Chem. Phys. 116, 3718 (2002).
A. Leahy-Dios, A. Firoozabadi, J. Phys. Chem. B 111, 191 (2007).
A. Königer, B. Meier, W. Köhler, Philos. Mag. 89, 907 (2009).
S. Srinivasan, D. Alonso de Mezquia, M. Bou-Ali, M. Saghir, Philos. Mag. 91, 4332 (2011).
S. Van Vaerenbergh, A. Shapiro, G. Galliero, F. Montel, J. Legros, J. Caltagirone, J. Daridon, Z. Saghir, Multicomponent processes in crudes, European Space Agency, (Special Publication) ESA SP, Vol. 1290 (2005) pp. 202--213. .
K. Ghorayeb, A. Firoozabadi, SPE J. 5, 158 (2000).
L. Kempers, in Proceedings of Thermal Nonequilibrium Phenomena in Fluid Mixtures, 4th International Meeting on Thermodiffusion (IMT4), Germany, 2000, edited by W. Köhler, S. Wiegand (Springer-Verlag, 2002).
P. Blanco, M. Bou-Ali, J. Platten, D. Alonso De Mezquia, J. Madariaga, C. Santamaría, J. Chem. Phys. 132, 114506 (2010).
A. Königer, H. Wunderlich, W. Köhler, J. Chem. Phys. 132, 174506 (2010).
A. Leahy-Dios, M. Bou-Ali, J. Platten, A. Firoozabadi, J. Chem. Phys. 122, 234502 (2005).
M. Bou-Ali, J. Platten, J. Non-Equilib. Thermodyn. 30, 385 (2005).
S. VanVaerenbergh, S. Srinivasan, M. Saghir, J. Chem. Phys. 131, 114505 (2009).
V. Shevtsova, V. Sechenyh, A. Nepomnyashchy, J. Legros, Philos. Mag. 91, 3498 (2011).
J. Madariaga, C. Santamaría, M. Bou-Ali, P. Urteaga, D. Alonso De Mezquia, J. Phys. Chem. B 114, 6937 (2010).
D. Alonso de Mezquia, M. Bou-Ali, M. Larrañaga, J. Madariaga, C. Santamaría, J. Phys. Chem. B 116, 2814 (2012).
W. Furry, R. Jones, L. Onsager, Phys. Rev. E 55, 1083 (1939).
D. Alonso de Mezquia, F. Doumenc, M.M. Bou-Ali, J. Chem. Eng. Data 57, 776 (2012).
H. Ning, R. Kita, H. Kriegs, J. Luettmer-Strathmann, S. Wiegand, J. Phys. Chem. B 110, 10746 (2006).
R.D. Camerini-Otero, R.M. Franklin, L.A. Day, Biochemistry 13, 3763 (1974).
V. Sechenyh, J.-C. Legros, V. Shevtsova, J. Chem. Thermodyn. 43, 1700 (2011).
A.F.A. Asfour, M.H. Siddique, T.D. Vavanellos, J. Chem. Engin. Data 35, 192 (1990).
A.F.A. Asfour, M.H. Siddique, T.D. Vavanellos, J. Chem. Engin. Data 35, 199 (1990).
B. Gonzalez, E.J. Gonzalez, I. Dominguez, A. Dominguez, Phys. Chem. Liquids 48, 514 (2010).
H. Iloukhani, M. Rezaei-Sameti, J. Basiri-Parsa, J. Chem. Thermodyn. 38, 975 (2006).
G. Wittko, PhD thesis, Universität Bayreuth (2007).
M. M. Bou-Ali, O. Ecenarro, J. Madariaga, C. Santamaría, J. Valencia, J. Phys.: Condens. Matter 10, 3321 (1998).
W. Köhler, B. Müller, J. Chem. Phys. 103, 4367 (1995).
K. Zhang, M. Briggs, R. Gammon, J. Sengers, J. Chem. Phys. 104, 6881 (1996).
Z. Wang, H. Kriegs, S. Wiegand, J. Phys. Chem. B 116, 7463 (2012).
M. Bou-Ali, O. Ecenarro, J. Madariaga, C. Santamaria, J. Valencia, J. Non-Equilib. Thermodyn. 24, 228 (1999).
A. Mialdun, V. Shevtsova, J. Chem. Phys. 138, 161102 (2013).
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Corresponding author
Additional information
Contribution to the Topical Issue “Thermal nonequilibrium phenomena in multi-component fluids” edited by Fabrizio Croccolo and Henri Bataller.
Rights and permissions
About this article
Cite this article
Alonso de Mezquia, D., Wang, Z., Lapeira, E. et al. Thermodiffusion, molecular diffusion and Soret coefficient of binary and ternary mixtures of n-hexane, n-dodecane and toluene. Eur. Phys. J. E 37, 106 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1140/epje/i2014-14106-2
Received:
Revised:
Accepted:
Published:
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1140/epje/i2014-14106-2