Estimation Methods for Activity Coefficient in Dynamic Mixtures
Learn about methods like UNIFAC and Hansen Solubility Parameter for activity coefficient estimation in diverse mixtures with changing compositions. Calculate group interactions and activity coefficients efficiently.
Estimation Methods for Activity Coefficient in Dynamic Mixtures
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Activity Coefficient Estimation Methods Bharat Chandramouli February 5, 2002
Activity Coefficient • The activity coefficient is a measure of the non-ideality of mixing • Two components, Enthalpic and Entropic
Estimation/Measurement • Activity coefficients in single component/simple mixtures easy to measure • Activity coefficients in water or octanol can be calculated from solubility given sufficiently sensitive methods
Need for estimation • What about complex mixtures? • What about dynamic systems with changing compositions? • It becomes more practical to use estimation methods to approximate g in these cases
Estimation Methods • Group contribution methods are most common because they have predictive ability • There are two group contribution methods commonly used for iom • calculation from solubility parameters • UNIFAC calculation
UNIFAC • The activity coefficient is calculated from two components Combinational (V, SA) Residual (interactions) (Experiment Fit)
UNIFAC • The group contribution components consist of • volume contributor -Rk • surface area contribution -Qk • interaction parameter between functional groups amk • To calculate interactions, similar sub-groups are assigned to groups and interactions are between these groups • Calculate activity coefficients by summing all contributions and interactions
UNIFAC-Simple example • Ethanol CH3-CH2-OH
UNIFAC Methods • Interaction parameters are fit from experimental data • This work is still ongoing and many parameters still not available
Hansen Solubility Parameter • This method calculates activity coefficients from the solubility parameter • Theory of cohesive energy developed by Hildebrand for dispersive systems and extended by Hansen for polar and hydrogen bonding
Hansen Activity Coefficient • The activity coefficient is given by Cohesive energy density Molar Volume Size effect term Enthalpy Entropy
The Size Effect Term • i,omd is a measure of the effect of differing sizes of i and om on their entropy of mixing • This was derived by Flory and Huggins using statistical thermodynamics • For an infinitely dilute solution
Cohesive Energy (Ecoh) • Closely linked to the heat of evaporation • It is a measure of a the ability of a liquid molecule to stay together • Theory of cohesive energy developed by Hildebrand for dispersive systems and extended by Hansen for polar and hydrogen bonding
Solubility parameter • Solubility parameters are measures of cohesive energy cohesive energy solubility parameter coh. energy density
Calculating solubility parameters • Hansen and others compiled molar attraction constants for functional groups, which are additive contributions to the solubility parameter
Attraction Constants (F) • The product of V was found to vary linearly across homologous series • Additivity of structural sub-groups • F=V values compiled for dispersion and polar components of • Hansen later compiled additive contributions to Eh
Multi-component Mixtures • How are om parameters calculated? • Parameters weighted using component mole fraction and molar volume to get “average om”
Cohesive Energy Density • i,omA can be derived as • ib is a weighting factor based on dispersive forces, has been tabulated for a variety of compounds • ib corrects for the fact that polar and H bonding forces are localized
Activity Coefficient • Putting the two components together lniom = +
Calculation • First, calculate group contributions for each component in the mixture • Calculate “om” parameters by weighting with mole fraction and molar volume • Calculate parameters for compound of interest • Calculate activity coefficient
Hansen or UNIFAC? • UNIFAC more powerful interaction • UNIFAC not universal–missing parameters • Hansen has certain inconsistencies as certain parameters have to be culled from different sources. Very sensitive to parameter choice • ib not widely available for many compounds, so estimation may be difficult
Where do you use this? • Water solubility estimation • Solvent-Water partitioning (Kow)
gas Compound Thermodynamic Equilibrium? Particle type Temperature Humidity particle Gas/Particle Partitioning • What happens when a semivolatile organic (SOC) encounters a particle??
Partitioning Modes • Mode of SOC-particle interaction depends on the particle • Adsorption Solid particle, no organic liquid layer (dust, inorganic salts) • Absorption Particle either liquid, or has substantial liquid layer (combustion particles, secondary organic aerosol) • SOCs such as PAHs, and alkanes primarily partition to organic or carbonaceous aerosols rather than to mineral-based aerosols
Predictive Partitioning models • Pankow (1994) for absorptive partitioning fom- fraction extractable organic matter igom- activity coefficient of SOC in om MWom-molecular weight of om