M. Tech. Chemical Engineering. / The solubility of highly volatile non polar solutes (hexane, toluene and benzene) was determined in CO2, in the vicinity of supercritical conditions using a method employing dielectric constants. This method is based on the measurement of the dielectric constant of the saturated supercritical solution and that of the supercritical solvent as a function of pressure along different isotherms, by using the Clausius- Mossotti function. Results were in agreement with literature values, proving that this method can be used to determine the solubility of a solute in a pressurized gas. The results obtained demonstrate the capability of the dielectric constant method as a nonintrusive, simple and efficient means of determining accurately the solubility of liquids in supercritical solvents.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:tut/oai:encore.tut.ac.za:d1000493 |
| Date | January 2011 |
| Creators | Wabula, Kazamwali Serge. |
| Contributors | Botha, B. M. |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text |
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