Excess volume and excess enthalpy of binary mixtures composed of 1,2-dichloropropane and 1-alkanol (C5-C8)

The excess molar volumes and excess molar enthalpies at T=298.15 K and atmospheric pressure for the binary systems {CH3CHClCH2Cl (1)+CH3(CH2)n−1OH (2)} (n=5 to 8) have been determined over the whole range of composition from the density and heat flux measurements using a digital vibrating-tube densimeter and an isothermal calorimeter, respectively. The measured excess molar volumes of all binary mixtures showed positive symmetrical trend with values increasing with chain length of 1-alkanol. Similarly, excess enthalpy values of all binary mixtures showed skewed endothermic behavior with values increasing with chain length of 1-alkanol. The maxima of excess molar enthalpy values were observed around x1=0.65 with excess enthalpy value ranging from 1,356.8 J/mol (1-pentanol) to 1,543.4 J/mol (1-octanol). The experimental results of both HmE and VmE are fitted to a modified version of Redlich-Kister equation using the Padé approximant to correlate the composition dependence. The experimental HmE data were also fitted to three local-composition models (Wilson, NRTL, and UNIQUAC). The correlation of excess enthalpy data in these binary systems using UNIQUAC model provides the most appropriate results.