Enthalpies of mixing of ternary alkane mixtures with branched chain components

Abstract

Measurements at 25 °C are reported for the enthalpies of mixing of 2-methyl pentane with n-dodecane and with each of three pseudo n-dodecanes prepared from equimolar mixtures of n-undecane + n-tridecane, n-decane + n-tetradecane, and n-octane + n-hexadecane respectively. Measurements for mixtures of the equimolar decane + tetradecane mixture with each of the other three branched hexane isomers are also reported. The results are compared with the work of Benson and co-workers for binary mixtures of n-dodecane with the same hexanes. The deviations of 1–2% from the principle of congruence are similar to those reported previously for the ternary n-alkane mixtures.