On The Thermodynamics of Solutions - Otto Redlich
On The Thermodynamics of Solutions - Otto Redlich
On The Thermodynamics of Solutions - Otto Redlich
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OF GASEOUS SOLUTIONS' k~ EQUATION OF STATE. FUGACITIES
OTTO REDLICH
AND
J. N. S. KWONG
Shell Development Company, Emeryville, California Received October 15, 1948 The calculation of fugacities from P-V-T data necessarily involves a differentiation with respect to the mole fraction. The fugacity rule of Lewis, which in effect would eliminate this differentiation, does not furnish a sufficient approximation. Algebraic representation of P-V-T data is desirable in view of the difficulty of numerical or graphical differentiation. An equation of state containing two individual coefficients is proposed which furnishes satisfactory results above the critical temperature for any pressure. The dependence of the coefficients on the composition of the gas is discussed. Relations and methods for the calculation of fugacities are derived which make full use of whatever data may be available. Abbreviated methods for moderate pressure are discussed.
The old problem of the equation of state has a practical aspect which has become increasingly important in recent times. The systematic description of gas reactions under high pressure requires information about the fugacities, derived sometimes from extensive data but frequently from nothing more than t,he critical pressure and temperature. For practical purposes a representation of the relation between pressure, volume, and temperature based on two or three individual coefficients is desirable, although a representation of this type satisfies the theorem of corresponding states and therefore cannot be accurate. Since the calculation of fugacities involves a differentiation with respect to the mole fraction, an algebraic representation by means of an equation of state appears to be desirable. After this paper had been written, Joffe (12) showed that fugacities can be correctly derived also from generalized charts. An algebraic method, however, if based on a suitable equation of state, appears to be more convenient. It is free from the arbitrariness necessarily involved in the drawing of generalized charts. I n addition, an approximate equation of state can be used for the precise representation of experimental data with the aid of approxiate deviation functions.
I. AN EQUATION
O F STATE
Several theoretical and practical considerations lead to the following equation of state. We omit a detailed discussion because the reasoning is circumstantial and by no means rigorous. The equation is therefore essentially empirical. Its justification rests mainly on the degree of approximation obtained by comparatively simple means.
1 Presented a t the Symposium on Thermodynamics and Molecular Structure of Solutions, which was held under the auspices of the Division of Physical and Inorganic Chemistry at the 114th Meeting of the American Chemical Society, Portland, Oregon, September 13 and 14, 1948. 233
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P = RT/(V
- b ) - a/T"*V(V
+ b)
(6)
The relations between the coefficients a and b or A2 and B and the critical tem2.0
1,s
cf
f
1.0
0
PRESSURE, ATUS
FIG. I FIG. 2 FIQ. 1. Compressibility factor of ethane (2373C.). Curve 1,van der Waals; curve 2,
Dieterici; curve 3, Berthelot; curve 4, Wohl; curve 5, equation 2; A , experimental data (26). FIG. 2. Compressibility factor of n-butane. Experimental data (23): 0, 137.8"C.; A, 2373C. Curves: equation 2.
perature T , and pressure P, follow from the critical conditions. The quantities A2 and B are expressed in atm.-l The results obtained from equation 2 have been compared with experimental data for various gases in a wide pressure range. A few examples are shown in figures 1-3. The temperature, the pressure range, and the data for the maximum deviation are given in table 1 for all gases examined. A comparison with similarly simple equations of state is shown in figure 1 for the arbitrarily chosen example of ethane. Considering the limitation imposed on any equation containing but two or three individual coefficients by the failure of the correspondence theorem, the approximation obtained by equation 2 is satisfactory. At high pressures the volume of all gases approaches a limiting value (13)
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which is practically independent of the temperature and close t o 0.26Vc ( V , = critical volume). I n equation 1 this limiting volume is represented by the coefficient b. The equation has been constructed t o satisfy the condition b = O.26Vc
(7)
in order t o furnish good approximation at high pressure. For low pressures Berthelot's equation is known to furnish a very good approximation. The second virial coeficient derived from equation 2
= b
(8)
agrees quite well with the value derived from Berthelot's equation
0.0703(RTc/Pc)[1 - 6(T,/T)']
(9)
'
'
'
'
'
'
Y,
FIG.3. Compressibility factor of hydrogen and carbon dioxide. Experimental data : hydrogen (17), 0 , O'C.; (2), 0 , 399.3"C. Carbon dioxide (251, V , 333C.; A , 237.8"C. Curves: equation 2.
for the critical and higher temperatures. Below the critical temperature, the deviations of both equations from experimental data increase with decreasing temperature. Here Berthelot's equation furnishes a better approximation for low pressures. Sometimes it is useful to know the limiting tangents in a diagram of 2 against P. If we transform equation 2 into
2
=
+ B P - A2P(Z - B P ) / Z ( Z + B P )
(10)
(12) Although equations 2 and 6 represent 2 only implicitly as a function of P , numerical calculations are not laborious: Calculate B and AZ/B according to
(11)
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"C.
ofm.
At pressure
(observed)
z
(calcu-
lated)
ufm.
...........................
0 150 399.3 0 399.3 0 199.5 37.8 237.8 37.8 237.8 37.8 237.8 150 104.4 100 275 137.8 237.8 137.8 237.8
2542 2970 400 1000 1000 1000 900 680 680 680 680 680 680 3000 204 181 303 680 680 340 340
lo00
1000 900 680.5 680.5 680.5 680.5 61.24 680.5 2473 40.84 45 130 680.5 680.5 34.02 340.2
2.706 2.267 1.089 2.064 1.511 1.736 1.413 1.116 0.916 1.447 1.330 0.248 1.405 3.653 0.525 0.245 0.808 2.060 1.858 0.216 1.117
3.067 2.5M 1.098 1.977 1.416 1.664 1.362 1.168 0.878 1.415 1.289 0.292 1.353 3.584 0.584 0.430* 0.787 2.187 1.913 0.269 1.094 ___
XIXFJPES
50 137.8 37.8
60 340 680
60 170.1 51.0
0.759 0.690
* The value of 2 changes rapidly in the vicinity of the critical point. value 2 = 0.430 corresponds to a pressure of 43 atm.
TABLE 2 Auxiliaru functions
The experimental
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equations 4 and 5, estimate the required range of the auxiliary variable h from equation 6, calculate 2 according to equation 2 with the aid of table 2 for a suitable set of values of h, and calculate P = h Z / B for the values of h chosen in the preceding step. Graphical interpolation furnishes 2 for any value of P. Equation 2 can be advantageously used for the presentation of experimental data and for subsequent thermodynamic calculations. The deviation function
1v =
2 J 3
2s
(13)
( 2 , = experimental value of 2 ;2 8 = value calculated from the equation of state) is restricted to a small range and varies only slowly with P. It can be easily interpolated and represented graphically or by means of a short table. Thermodynamic calculations can be carried out algebraically in Zs so t,hat graphical or numerical differentiations and integrations are required only for the small deviation W . The advantage is considerable, especially in differentiations. It is convenient to call the quotient of the fugacity and the pressure fugacity coefficient.2 The relationship between fugacity, volume, and pressure (cf. 9) together with equation 2 furnishes for the fugacity coefficient (p the equation:
In cp
= Ip
(Z - l)dP/P = Z - 1 - In (2 - BP)
- (A2/B) ln(1+
BP/Z)
(14)
It will be expected that equation 2 holds about equally well for gaseous mixtures. The question is only in which way the coefficients A and B of the mixture depend on the corresponding coefficients Ai and Bj and the mole fractions yj of the components. Since the coefficient b has been introduced as the limiting volume, it is quite obvious that it depends linearly on the mole fractions. Therefore,
b =
C yjbi;
j
B =
yiBj
(15)
This relation deviates from the original theory of van der Waals and from the general theory of the second virial coefficient (8). But the theory is valid only for moderate pressures where the influence of b is small. The linear relation 15 follows from our interpretation of b for high pressures, where the influence of b is decisive. This relation is well supported by experimental data (20). The situation is different for the attraction coefficient a. Molecular theory leads t o the result that the second virial coefficient is a function of second degree of the mole fractions. This result is also experimentally well established (8). Since the coefficient a is important a t moderate pressures, a reasonable approximation can be achieved only by assuming a similar relationship for a : namely,
a = aly?
+ a2yi +
+ 2a12yly2 +
(16)
a Prigogine and Defay (24) recently introducted this term by means of a slightly different definition which appears t o be less convenient.
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s.
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The coefficients u12 . of the cross terms can be related to the properties of the pure components by the usual though somewhat arbitrary assumption that
a 1 2 =
. ..
(u1u2)12
= CyiAj
i
Equations 15 and 18 are in accord with the conclusions of several authors, especially Gillespie (9a, 14) and Beattie (4),and are for moderate pressures well supported by their discussions of experimental data. The second virial coefficient
(19) is a linear function of the mole fractions only in the exceptional case that all coefficients Ai are equal. I n first approximation for low pressures we have
Z
=
RT(B
- A)
RT[ZyiBi - (z.~jAj)*]
+ /3P/RT
(20)
Since the attraction coefficient A2 is in general far more important here than B , we arrive a t the conclusion that the deviations from the perfect law cannot even in first approximation be represented by a linear function of the mole fractions. I n general, the volume of a gaseous mixture ceases to be additive as soon as the gas ceases to be perfect or, a gaseous mixture is a perfect solution only as long as it is a perfect gas. I n other words, no legitimate pressure range exists for the application of the rule of Amagat (1). Since the fugacity rule of Lewis and Randall is thermodynamically connected with Amagats rule, this fugacity rule, too, does not furnish a correct first approximation. This conclusion does not depend on the assumption of a particular equation of state. It is in accord with experimental data (cf. 10). The difference in the dependence of B and A2 on the composition and the difference in the influence of these coefficients on 2 in different pressure ranges accounts for a fact which a t first is very surprising: volume-composition curves approach straight lines a t high pressure but in general deviate widely from straight lines a t moderate pressures.
111. THE FUGACITY COEFFICIENT
The replacement of the fugacity by the fugacity coefficient is especially useful in calculations pertaining to solutions. We define the fugacity coe6cient pp of the component r of a solution by means of
pr = .fr/,~rP
(21)
where f, denotes the fugacity of the component r . For gaseous mixtures the fugacity coefficient is given, therefore, by the relation In
pr =
lp (2, -
l)dP/P
(22)
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Z, = z
+ az/ay,
yiaz/ayj
(23)
The summation is to be extended over all components. The partial differentiation is to be carried out, of course, at constant values of all mole fractions except that one with respect t o which 2 is differentiated.3 The derivation of the fugacity coefficients from equations 2, 6, 15, 18, 22, and 23 is possible but tedious. Much more convenient is a calculation in which the order of the differentiation with respect to the mole fraction (equation 23) and the integration with respect to the pressure (equation 22) is reversed. We define the molal quantity U by
u = zyj log Q j
According to equations 22 and 23, and 2 and 6, we find
(24)
=2
(25) (26)
The dependence of 2 on A and B is given by equations 2 and 6, and that of A and B on the mole fractions by equations 15 and 18. The calculation leads without difficulty to log pr = 0.4343(2
[ y-] ;
log (1
+ BP/Z)
(27)
Properly arranged, the computation of fugacity coefficients according to equation 27 does not require an undue amount of time. For each temperature and composition of the gaseous mixture the fugacity coefficients of all components and for all desired pressures are calculated in one set. The required steps are: I. Ai and Bi for all components (equations 4 and 5) 11. A and B for the mixture (equations 15 and 18) 111. 2 for the mixture as a function of P (equations 2 and 6) IV. log pr (equation 27) Sometimes a sufficient approximation, at least for first information, is obtained by calculating the case in which one of the components is present in large excess, y8 = 1. In this case the quantities A , B, and 2 assume the values
8 Equation 23 applies to any molal quantity Z and the corresponding partial molal quantities 2 , . It is derived from the usual definition of partial molal quantities by replacing mole numbers by mole fractions. The derivation of equation 23 is not based on an assumption that the yjs are independent. It is therefore not necessary, though of course i t is permissible, to eliminate one of the yis in 2 before applying equation 23.
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A,, B,, and 2, of the pure solvent gas, so that the calculation is considerably shorter.
TEKPERATURE
~~
MOLE FRACTION
HI
0C.
Pressure (atm.) .................... 600 11000 1600 1000 600 ~1000 Fugacity of components (calcu1927 '2159 lated) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .,689 11636 Same (Bolshakov) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .737 11811 '899 1992 pl/pi (calculated). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.271 1.26, 1.09 1.08' 1 1 pl/p; (Bolshakov) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.20' 1.20' 1.07 1.07 1 1 pI/pi (calculated). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 1 1.03 1.07 1.28' 1.32 p2/pp (Bolshakov). ................ 1 1 i 1.04 1.05; 1.231 1.27
I
~
200C. Fugacity of components (calcu758 11569 lated). ......................... Same (Bolshakov) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .I831 11806 p J p ; (calculated). . . . . . . . . . . . . . pl/p: (Bolshakov) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 031 1.04 1 1' p 2 / p p 2 0 (calculated), . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 1 rpz/pi (Bolshakov). . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.03 1.02 1.01 1.00 1783 11565 I769 11513 1.041 1 I 1 1 1.02 1 1 . 0 1 ~ 1.08~ 1.11 1.001 1.04/ 1.04
...I
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PRESSURE ,ATMS.
0.5
FIG. 4 FIG. 5 FIG.4. Compressibility factor of methane-carbon dioxide (mole fraction of methane = 0.4055). Experimental data (25): 0, 373C. Full line: equations 2, 15, 18. Broken line: Berthelot's equation. FIG. 5 . Methane-ethane (50C.). Deviation function DZ (cf. equation 35). Experimental data (16): Q , 13.61 atm.; 0,40.83atm.; 6 , 68.04 atm. Curves: equation 36.
A test of equations 14 and 27 is shown in table 3. The fugacities of hydrogen and nitrogen and the activity coefficients cpl/cp! and cpz/cp: of their mixtures have
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been computed from experimental data by Bolshakov (7). His results for 200C. cannot be quite accurate, since they are not in complete accord with the DuhemMargules equation. For other gases, especially hydrocarbons, smaller deviations may be expected according to the results reported in table 1. Since equation 27 is strictly derived from the assumed equation of state and equations 15 and 18, its validity depends only on the validity of these relations. Figure 4 is presented as an example for 2. The maximum deviations for three mixtures are given in table 1. Experimental P-V-T data for the pure components, if available, can be used for improving the results obtained by means of equation 27. As in equation 13, we represent the difference between the experimental and calculated values of Zj for the component j by the function W j . If no data for the mixtures are available the best assumption for the deviation function W of the mixture is
t o the value obtained by means of equation 27. If data are available also for mixtures, equation 28 can be replaced by a better interpolation function. The calculation of the additional term in In qr according t o equations 25 and 26 will not present any difficulty.
IV. APPROXIMATIONS FOR MODERATE PRESSURE
I n the pressure range which is sufficiently well represented by the second virial coefficient (equations 19 and 20), equations 22 and 23 furnish
In pr
[B, - At
+ (A, - A)']P
(30)
This relation is useful in the calculation of the correction for the imperfection of the vapor in liquid-vapor equilibria. The equilibrium between a liquid (mole fraction xl, molal volume V : and activity coefficient -y: of the component r ) and its vapor is determined by the condition
(31) The proportionality factor k, is eliminated by means of the condition for the equilibrium of the pure component under the vapor pressure p:.
In fir In (xryrp:/yrP)
In firxryr
+ V:P/RT = ~n y,p,p
+ V:P:/RT = In pOrpOr
(32)
(Br - ~ 2 , V : / R T ) ( P- P:)
+ ( A - A)'P
(33)
For binary solutions, the last term becomes ( A , - A$(1 - Y,)~P. A relation of this type has been previously proposed by Scatchard and Raymond (28). The fugacity rule of Lewis leads to omission of the last term. But this term
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has in principle the same order of magnitude as the preceding one. However, it is small if the values of the critical constants of the components do not differ appreciably. In equation 30 the term ( B , - A t ) P represents the logarithm of the fugacity coefficient of the pure gas, while ( A , - A)*P indicates its dependence on the composition. Thus if 2, for the pure gas is known, we obtain a better approximation by means of the relation In p, =
lp
(2, - l ) d P / P
+ ( A , - A)'P
(34)
in which the equation of state is used only for determining the dependence on the composition. Another approximation furnishes appreciably better results. We discuss only binary systems, although the method can be extended to the general case without difficulty. We define
Dz = z
ylil - y&
(35)
where 21 and 2, denote the values of Z1 and Zz of the pure components a t the and yzP, respectively. By means of equations 2 and 6 we can pressures YIP develop the quantity b Z in terms of powers of P. The first-order term is
hz = yiyJ'(Bi
+ Bz - 2A1A2)
(36)
This approximation holds quite well up to pressures of about 50 atm. (see figure 5). From equation 36 we derive the corresponding approximation for the fugacity coefficient:
This quite convenient approximation has an important practical advantage. Sometimes we want to know the fugacity coefficient of a substance in a gaseous mixture below its critical temperature under a total pressure which is higher than its vapor pressure. A relation such as equation 34 cannot be used in this , cannot be measured up to the total pressure P. But equation 37 case, because 2 requires the knowledge of the compressibility factor of the pure gas only up to its partial pressure and therefore is always applicable.
V. CONCLUSION
A variety of problems arise in the calculation of fugacities of gaseous mixtures for two reasons: First, the available experimental data are widely different. Sometimes only the critical temperature and pressure are known, sometimes P-V-T data for some or all of the components, sometimes a complete set of data for the mixtures. I n each case, full use should be made of the data. Second, short methods are desirable for moderate pressures. It is believed that the relations discussed in the preceding sections cover the whole range and that the methods proposed do not require an unreasonable amount of time.
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Whenever a complete set of data is not available, some assumptions must be introduced which can be only imperfect approximations. The methods proposed contain only two assumptions: the equation of state (equation 1) and the dependence of the coefficients A and B on the composition (equations 15 and 18). The equation of state furnishes a second virial coefficient which is in good accord with experimental data a t the critical temperature and above. Similarly, the ratio between the limiting volume at high pressure and the critical volume is equal to the average of experimental data which vary within fairly close limits. The equation of state is therefore in accord with general experimental experience to the extent to be expected of an equation containing only two coefficients. The assumed dependence of the coefficients A and B on the composition of the gaseous mixture takes into account the relative importance of these coefficients a t low and high pressures, the theoretical interpretation of these coefficients, and experimental tests of this interpretation. The degree of approximation obtained by the two assumptions, as ascertained in a number of test examples, is believed to be satisfactory in view of the fact that no experimental data are used except the critical pressure and temperature.
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