Document Type
Thesis
Date of Award
6-30-1968
Degree Name
Master of Science in Chemical Engineering - (M.S.)
Department
Chemical Engineering and Chemistry
First Advisor
Saul I. Kreps
Second Advisor
John E. McCormick
Third Advisor
Dimitrios P. Tassios
Abstract
Employing the correlation developed by Kemme (5), which is based on a hole model for a liquid, relating vapor pressures with corresponding liquid densities and the number of carbon atoms in a molecular chain for a homologous series, correlation coefficients were established using multi-linear regression analysis on available literature data. This correlation was newly applied to several straight chain homologous series including the n-acids, formate esters and n-alkyl benzenes.
A second correlation developed by Kemme (5) relating vapor pressure, internal heat of vaporization and the number of carbon atoms for a homologous series was employed to determine correlation coefficients for several series of normal straight chain hydrocarbons not considered by Kemme. This correlation was applied to the n-alcohols, n-alkyl-chlorides, n-acids, formate esters and n-alkyl benzenes. This correlation was also used to determine internal heats of vaporization at pressures above 760 mm. Hg. for the n-alkyl benzenes.
This correlation was also used to compare the energies of vaporization attributable to the various functional groups, independent of the rest of the molecule.
Recommended Citation
Vasta, Vincent J., "A correlation of latent heats and densities of pure organic liquids from known vapor pressure data" (1968). Theses. 2524.
https://digitalcommons.njit.edu/theses/2524
