Excess molar volumes of liquid 1-bromoalkane + alkane mixtures. Nitta–Chao characterization of the bromine–bromine and bromine–methylene interactions in binary 1-bromoalkane + alkane mixtures

Excess molar volumes at 298.15 K for the binary mixtures of a 1-bromoalkane with a n-alkane are reported. The VE values were obtained from measurements of the density with an Anton Paar densimeter. Literature data of excess Gibbs energies, excess enthalpies, excess volumes, and activity coefficients at infinite dilution for this kind of mixtures together with molar volumes and vaporization enthalpies of pure bromoalkanes were used to calculate the characteristic parameters of the Nitta-Chao group contribution model. With the obtained parameters, this model consistently describes the experimental data of the 1-bromoalkane + n-alkane mixtures. Furthermore, we have determined the energetic parameters for the Larsen version of the UNIFAC model.Key words: liquids, mixtures, thermodynamics, group contributions.