Use of Thermodynamically Consistent Phase Equilibrium Data to Obtain a Generalized Padé-Type Model for the Henry’s Constants of Gases in Ionic Liquids

Abstract

A generalized Padé-type expression is proposed for Henry’s constant of gases in ionic liquids. The constants are determined using an equation of state, and generalized expressions for the Henry’s constants of the gases in the ionic liquids are proposed. The solute gases included in the study were oxygen, hydrogen, and carbon monoxide in three solvent ionic liquids ([MDEA][Cl], [Bmim][PF6], and [Hmim][TF2N]). The Valderrama–Patel–Teja equation of state with the mixing rules of Kwak and Mansoori are employed to correlate the solubility data, to examine the thermodynamic consistency of the experimental data, and to determine the fugacity (fi) for each concentration (xi) of the solute gas in the liquid phase. From these data, the fugacity coefficients (fiL/xi) are determined to obtain Henry´s constant as Hi = lim(fiL/xi) when xi→0. The calculated Henry’s constants are correlated in terms of the temperature and acentric factor of the gases to finally obtain a generalized expression for Henry´s constant, Hi.