Thermodynamic study on some alkanediol solutions: Measurement and modeling

The densities ρ and viscosities η of 1,2-ethanediol with 1,2-propanediol or 1,3-propanediol, and 1,2-propanediol with 1,3-propanediol binary liquid mixtures over the entire concentration range at temperatures (298.15 to 308.15) K with 5 K interval were measured. The experimental data were used to calculate the excess molar volume image, partial molar volume image, partial molar volume at infinite dilution image, apparent molar volume Vφi, coefficient of thermal expansion αp, excess coefficient of thermal expansion image, excess viscosity ηE, excess Gibbs energy of activation ΔG*E, and other thermodynamic parameters. A Redlich–Kister equation and Prigogine–Flory–Patterson (PFP) model was applied to correlate the excess molar volume results. Moreover, the viscosity data were correlated with the Grunberg–Nissan, Tamura–Kurata, Hind–Ubbelohde and Katti–Chaudhary equations. Good agreement was found between experimental data and modeling results.