APPENDIX B: STRUCTURE OF IONIC LIQUIDS
[3C6C14P]+ [Tf2N] - [PF6] 
[BF4]- [OMIM] + [SbF6] 
[BMIM]+ [EMIM] + [TfO] - [C83C1N] + 
Figure B-1: Ions present in the structure of
ionic liquids used in this work. 
Appendix C: Origin and purity of chemicals  
APPENDIX C: ORIGIN AND PURITY OF CHEMICALS
Table C-1: Origin and Stated purity of solutes
and solvents. 
 
| 
 Compound 
 | 
 Origin 
 | 
 Stated purity (Mass %) 
 | 
 
| 
 [3C6C14P] [Tf2N] 
 | 
 Cytec 
 | 
 = 0.98 
 | 
 
| 
 [3C6C14P] [BF4] 
 | 
 Cytec 
 | 
 = 0.98 
 | 
 
| 
 [3C6C14P] [PF6] 
 | 
 Cytec 
 | 
 = 0.98 
 | 
 
| 
 [3C8C1N] [Tf2N] 
 | 
 Solvent innovation 
 | 
 0.98 
 | 
 
| 
 [BMIM] [SbF6] 
 | 
 Capital Lab 
 | 
 = 0.98 
 | 
 
| 
 [EMIM] TfO] 
 | 
 Capital Lab 
 | 
 = 0.98 
 | 
 
| 
 [MOIM] [PF6] 
 | 
 Capital Lab 
 | 
 = 0.95 
 | 
 
| 
 NMP 
 | 
 Merck 
 | 
 = 0.98 
 | 
 
| 
 n-hexadecane 
 | 
 Acros 
 | 
 0.99 
 | 
 
| 
 n-alkanes (C5 to C12) 
 | 
 Capital Lab 
 | 
 = 0.98 
 | 
 
| 
 Alk-1-enes (C5 to C12) 
 | 
 Capital Lab 
 | 
 = 0.98 
 | 
 
| 
 Alk-1-ynes (C5 to C12) 
 | 
 Capital Lab 
 | 
 = 0.98 
 | 
 
| 
 Cycloalkanes (C5 to C10) 
 | 
 Capital Lab 
 | 
 = 0.98 
 | 
 
| 
 n-alkanols (C1 to C4) 
 | 
 Capital Lab 
 | 
 = 0.98 
 | 
 
| 
 Alkylbenzenes (C6 to C9) 
 | 
 Capital Lab 
 | 
 = 0.98 
 | 
 
| 
 Ket-2-ones (C3 to C4) 
 | 
 Capital Lab 
 | 
 = 0.98 
 | 
 
  
Table C-2: Densities of solvents after
purification at different temperatures-Accuracy: #177; 0.4 %.;*Interpolated
value;# Extrapolated data aFrom Rodriguez and Brennecke
(2006); b From Pereiro et al. (2007); c From Kneisl
and Zondlo, (1987); d From Khasanshin et al (2009). 
 
| 
 Solvents 
 | 
 293.15 K 
 | 
 303.15 K 
 | 
 313.15 K 
 | 
 323.15 K 
 | 
 333.15 K 
 | 
 Literature Data at 293.15 K 
 | 
 
| 
 [3C6C14P] [Tf2N] 
 | 
 1.068870 
 | 
 1.062387 
 | 
 1.056497 
 | 
 1.051422 
 | 
 1.047132 
 | 
   | 
 
| 
 [3C6C14P] [BF4] 
 | 
 - 
 | 
 - 
 | 
 - 
 | 
 0.925100 
 | 
 - 
 | 
   | 
 
| 
 [3C6C14P] [PF6] 
 | 
 - 
 | 
 - 
 | 
 - 
 | 
 0.987150 
 | 
 - 
 | 
   | 
 
| 
 [3C8C1N] [Tf2N] 
 | 
 1.112700 
 | 
 - 
 | 
 - 
 | 
 - 
 | 
 - 
 | 
   | 
 
| 
 [BMIM] [SbF6] 
 | 
 1.694300 
 | 
 - 
 | 
 - 
 | 
 - 
 | 
 - 
 | 
   | 
 
| 
 [EMIM] TfO] 
 | 
 1.387070 
 | 
 1.375511 
 | 
 1.369032 
 | 
 1.363705 
 | 
 1.359564 
 | 
 1.387392a* 
 | 
 
| 
 [MOIM] [PF6] 
 | 
 1.238510 
 | 
 - 
 | 
 - 
 | 
 - 
 | 
 - 
 | 
 1.23957b 
 | 
 
| 
 NMP 
 | 
 - 
 | 
 1.025173 
 | 
 1.017633 
 | 
 1.010888 
 | 
 1.004919 
 | 
 1.032313c# 
 | 
 
| 
 n-hexadecane 
 | 
 0.770522 
 | 
 - 
 | 
 - 
 | 
 - 
 | 
 - 
 | 
 0.77418d# 
 | 
 
  
Table C-3: Refractive indices of solvents
after purification at 293.15 K. #Extrapolated
data; aMehra, (2003); bFrom 
www.haochem.com?; cFrom
Pereiro et al. (2007). 
 
| 
 Solvents 
 | 
 Refractive index 
 | 
 Literature Data 
 | 
 
| 
 [3C6C14P] [Tf2N] 
 | 
 1.45069 
 | 
   | 
 
| 
 [3C8C1N] [Tf2N] 
 | 
 - 
 | 
   | 
 
| 
 [BMIM] [SbF6] 
 | 
 1.41568 
 | 
   | 
 
| 
 [EMIM] TfO] 
 | 
 1.43434 
 | 
   | 
 
| 
 [MOIM] [PF6] 
 | 
 1.42430 
 | 
 1.42440c 
 | 
 
| 
 NMP 
 | 
 1.47047 
 | 
 1.465-1.470b 
 | 
 
| 
 n-Hexadecane 
 | 
 1.43463 
 | 
 1.4356a# 
 | 
 
  
Appendix D: Fugacities, critical data and ionization
energies 
APPENDIX D: FUGACITIES, CRITICAL DATA AND IONIZATION
ENERGIES 
Table D-1: Saturation fugacity coefficients of
selected solutes at different temperatures determined from second virial
coefficients (Smith et al (2005). 
 
| 
 Solutes 
 | 
 303.15 K 
 | 
 313.15 K 
 | 
 323.15 K 
 | 
 
| 
 n-hexane 
 | 
 0.982 
 | 
 0.977 
 | 
 0.970 
 | 
 
| 
 Hex-1-ene 
 | 
 0.981 
 | 
 0.974 
 | 
 0.967 
 | 
 
| 
 Cyclohexane 
 | 
 0.988 
 | 
 0.983 
 | 
 0.978 
 | 
 
| 
 Methanol 
 | 
 0.997 
 | 
 0.995 
 | 
 0.993 
 | 
 
| 
 Benzene 
 | 
 0.989 
 | 
 0.986 
 | 
 0.981 
 | 
 
| 
 Acetone 
 | 
 0.988 
 | 
 0.984 
 | 
 0.980 
 | 
 
  
Table D-2: Critical volumes, critical
temperatures,and ionization energies, IC of the 
solutes and the carrier gas used in the calculation of the
virial coefficients. (Reference: CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics). 
 
| 
 Solute 
 | 
 TC /K 
 | 
 VC/
cm3.mol-1 
 | 
 IC/ kJ.mol-1 
 | 
 
| 
 n-pentane 
 | 
 469.7 
 | 
 304 
 | 
 998.62 
 | 
 
| 
 n-hexane 
 | 
 507.4 
 | 
 370 
 | 
 977.39 
 | 
 
| 
 n-heptane 
 | 
 540.3 
 | 
 432 
 | 
 957.13 
 | 
 
| 
 n-octane 
 | 
 568.8 
 | 
 492 
 | 
 947.48 
 | 
 
| 
 n-nonane 
 | 
 594.7 
 | 
 555.2 
 | 
 937.83 
 | 
 
| 
 Pent-1-ene 
 | 
 464.7 
 | 
 300 
 | 
 917.57 
 | 
 
| 
 Hex-1-ene 
 | 
 504 
 | 
 350 
 | 
 910.82 
 | 
 
| 
 Hept-1-ene 
 | 
 537.2 
 | 
 405 
 | 
 910.82 
 | 
 
| 
 Oct-1-ene 
 | 
 566.6 
 | 
 464 
 | 
 909.85 
 | 
 
| 
 Pent-1-yne 
 | 
 493.4 
 | 
 278 
 | 
 969.67 
 | 
 
| 
 Hex-1-yne 
 | 
 539.29 
 | 
 331 
 | 
 960.02 
 | 
 
| 
 Hept-1-yne 
 | 
 551.621 
 | 
 376.53 
 | 
 960.02 
 | 
 
| 
 Oct-1-yne 
 | 
 598.46 
 | 
 441 
 | 
 960.02 
 | 
 
| 
 Nony-1-ne 
 | 
 611 
 | 
 513.3 
 | 
 955.20 
 | 
 
| 
 Cyclopentane 
 | 
 511.7 
 | 
 259 
 | 
 1014.05 
 | 
 
| 
 Cyclohexane 
 | 
 553.8 
 | 
 308 
 | 
 951.34 
 | 
 
| 
 Cycloheptane 
 | 
 604.2 
 | 
 353 
 | 
 961.95 
 | 
 
| 
 Cyclooctane 
 | 
 647.2 
 | 
 410 
 | 
 941.69 
 | 
 
| 
 Methanol 
 | 
 512.6 
 | 
 118 
 | 
 1046.86 
 | 
 
| 
 Ethanol 
 | 
 516.2 
 | 
 167 
 | 
 1010.20 
 | 
 
| 
 Propan-1-ol 
 | 
 536.7 
 | 
 218.5 
 | 
 986.07 
 | 
 
| 
 Butan-1-ol 
 | 
 562.9 
 | 
 274 
 | 
 970.64 
 | 
 
| 
 Benzene 
 | 
 562.1 
 | 
 259 
 | 
 892.10 
 | 
 
| 
 Toluene 
 | 
 591.7 
 | 
 316 
 | 
 851.00 
 | 
 
| 
 Acetone 
 | 
 508.1 
 | 
 209 
 | 
 935.90 
 | 
 
| 
 Butan-2-one 
 | 
 535.6 
 | 
 267 
 | 
 918.54 
 | 
 
| 
 Helium 
 | 
 5.2 
 | 
 57.5 
 | 
 2372.56 
 | 
 
  
Appendix E: Calibration data 
  
APPENDIX E: CALIBRATION DATA 
y = 1.001x - 0.229 R2 = 0.999 
20 30 40 50 60 70 
Display Temperature, (oC) 
70 
Actual Temperature, (°C) 
60 
50 
40 
30 
20 
Figure E-1: Temperature calibration curve for
the dilutor cell Pt 100. 
  
y = 1.149x + 3.572 R2 = 0.999 
84 86 88 90 92 94 
Display Pressure (kPa) 
112 
Actual Temperature (kPa) 
110 
108 
106 
104 
102 
100 
Figure E-2: Pressure calibration curve for the
dilutor cell pressure transducer. 
Appendix F: Selectivities and capacities  
APPENDIX F: SELECTIVITIES AND CAPACITIES 
Table F-1: Infinite dilution selectivity and
capacity data at 313.15 K for FIL`s and selected industrial solvents
investigated in the literature (Subscripts are references given in Chapter 6)
as well as in this work*; #Data obtained at 298.15
K. 
Butan-2-one (2) 
Benzene (2) 
Hex-1-ene (2) 
Acetone (2) 
Hexane (1) 
/benzene (2) 
Cyclohexale 
(1 )/benzene (2) 
Methanol (1) /benzene (2) 
Benzene (1) 
/butan-2-one (2) 
Hexane (1) 
/he(-1-ene (2) 
Methanol (1) /acetone (2) 
Ethanol (1) 
/butan-2-one (2) 
Limiting Selectivity Limiting Capacity 
 
| 
 [EMIM][BF4][1][2] 
 | 
 38.65 
 | 
 20.06 
 | 
 0.17 
 | 
 1.54 
 | 
 2.02 
 | 
 0.39 
 | 
 0.47 
 | 
 0.41 
 | 
 0.02 
 | 
 0.91 
 | 
 0.62 
 | 
 
| 
 [EMIM] [Tf2N] [3][4][5] 
 | 
 21.12 
 | 
 9.75 
 | 
 1.08 
 | 
 2.40 
 | 
 2.08 
 | 
 3.17 
 | 
 3.54 
 | 
 0.83 
 | 
 0.08 
 | 
 2.44 
 | 
 2.00 
 | 
 
| 
 [MMIM] [Tf2N] [4] 
 | 
 27.26 
 | 
 15.48 
 | 
 - 
 | 
 - 
 | 
 2.24 
 | 
 - 
 | 
 - 
 | 
 0.74 
 | 
 0.06 
 | 
 - 
 | 
 - 
 | 
 
| 
 [BMIM][BF4][2][6][7] 
 | 
 23.84 
 | 
 12.53 
 | 
 0.52 
 | 
 1.51 
 | 
 1.70 
 | 
 1.23 
 | 
 0.87 
 | 
 0.41 
 | 
 0.03 
 | 
 0.98 
 | 
 0.63 
 | 
 
| 
 [BMIM] [Tf2N] [4][8] 
 | 
 15.13 
 | 
 9.16 
 | 
 1.23 
 | 
 - 
 | 
 1.89 
 | 
 2.97 
 | 
 - 
 | 
 1.12 
 | 
 0.14 
 | 
 2.70 
 | 
 - 
 | 
 
| 
 [BMIM][TfO][9] 
 | 
 23.04 
 | 
 10.66 
 | 
 0.44 
 | 
 - 
 | 
 2.23 
 | 
 0.79 
 | 
 - 
 | 
 0.63 
 | 
 0.06 
 | 
 1.13 
 | 
 - 
 | 
 
| 
 [DMPIM][BF4][10][11] 
 | 
 70.40 
 | 
 31.77 
 | 
 0.24 
 | 
 - 
 | 
 - 
 | 
 0.34 
 | 
 - 
 | 
 0.28 
 | 
 - 
 | 
 0.40 
 | 
 - 
 | 
 
| 
 [EDMIM] [Tf2N] [3] 
 | 
 23.03 
 | 
 13.22 
 | 
 1.33 
 | 
 1.92 
 | 
 2.07 
 | 
 3.56 
 | 
 3.58 
 | 
 0.91 
 | 
 0.08 
 | 
 2.44 
 | 
 1.75 
 | 
 
| 
 [HMIM][BF4][2][12] 
 | 
 19.53 
 | 
 5.61 
 | 
 0.41 
 | 
 1.49 
 | 
 2.00 
 | 
 0.82 
 | 
 1.42 
 | 
 0.61 
 | 
 0.11 
 | 
 1.22 
 | 
 0.91 
 | 
 
| 
 [HMIM][PF6][13] 
 | 
 18.46 
 | 
 10.19 
 | 
 1.54 
 | 
 - 
 | 
 2.11 
 | 
 - 
 | 
 - 
 | 
 0.96 
 | 
 0.11 
 | 
 - 
 | 
 - 
 | 
 
| 
 [HMIM] [Tf2N] [14][15][16] 
 | 
 11.22 
 | 
 6.70 
 | 
 1.65 
 | 
 1.64 
 | 
 1.69 
 | 
 3.54 
 | 
 3.50 
 | 
 1.46 
 | 
 0.22 
 | 
 3.13 
 | 
 2.38 
 | 
 
| 
 [MOIM][BF4][17] 
 | 
 10.01 
 | 
 7.04 
 | 
 0.83 
 | 
 1.17 
 | 
 1.71 
 | 
 1.29 
 | 
 1.48 
 | 
 0.85 
 | 
 0.15 
 | 
 1.33 
 | 
 1.00 
 | 
 
| 
 [MOIM] [Tf2N] [16] 
 | 
 7.89 
 | 
 5.52 
 | 
 1.75 
 | 
 - 
 | 
 1.57 
 | 
 - 
 | 
 - 
 | 
 1.54 
 | 
 0.31 
 | 
 - 
 | 
 - 
 | 
 
| 
 [C16MIM][BF4][18] 
 | 
 3.10 
 | 
 2.13 
 | 
 1.52 
 | 
 0.76 
 | 
 1.35 
 | 
 1.29 
 | 
 1.47 
 | 
 1.27 
 | 
 0.55 
 | 
 1.08 
 | 
 0.96 
 | 
 
| 
 [3C6C14P][BF4]* 
 | 
 3.41 
 | 
 2.38 
 | 
 1.31 
 | 
 0.92 
 | 
 1.26 
 | 
 1.25 
 | 
 1.30 
 | 
 2.44 
 | 
 0.90 
 | 
 2.32 
 | 
 2.25 
 | 
 
| 
 [3C6C14P] [Tf2N]* 
 | 
 2.80 
 | 
 2.03 
 | 
 2.77 
 | 
 1.23 
 | 
 1.21 
 | 
 3.80 
 | 
 4.00 
 | 
 2.56 
 | 
 1.10 
 | 
 3.51 
 | 
 3.15 
 | 
 
| 
 [3C6C14P][(C2F5)3PF3][20] 
 | 
 3.25 
 | 
 2.40 
 | 
 5.83 
 | 
 - 
 | 
 1.23 
 | 
 - 
 | 
 - 
 | 
 5.00 
 | 
 1.89 
 | 
 - 
 | 
 - 
 | 
 
| 
 [3C1C4N] [Tf2N] [21] 
 | 
 13.94 
 | 
 0.58 
 | 
 1.07 
 | 
 - 
 | 
 1.89 
 | 
 3.38 
 | 
 - 
 | 
 0.75 
 | 
 0.10 
 | 
 2.38 
 | 
 - 
 | 
 
| 
 [BMPy][BF4][22][23] 
 | 
 36.88 
 | 
 17.71 
 | 
 0.66 
 | 
 1.66 
 | 
 - 
 | 
 1.52 
 | 
 1.78 
 | 
 0.61 
 | 
 - 
 | 
 1.41 
 | 
 1.01 
 | 
 
| 
 [BMPyrr] [Tf2N] [16] 
 | 
 15.47 
 | 
 - 
 | 
 - 
 | 
 1.62 
 | 
 1.92 
 | 
 - 
 | 
 3.26 
 | 
 1.16 
 | 
 0.14 
 | 
 - 
 | 
 1.89 
 | 
 
| 
 [Et3S] [Tf2N] [24] 
 | 
 22.71 
 | 
 12.76 
 | 
 1.28 
 | 
 - 
 | 
 2.17 
 | 
 - 
 | 
 - 
 | 
 0.90 
 | 
 0.09 
 | 
 - 
 | 
 - 
 | 
 
| 
 [Epy] [Tf2N] [25][26] 
 | 
 24.38 
 | 
 14.31 
 | 
 0.95 
 | 
 2.00 
 | 
 2.33 
 | 
 2.62 
 | 
 2.65 
 | 
 0.77 
 | 
 0.07 
 | 
 2.13 
 | 
 1.54 
 | 
 
| 
 [3C6C14P][PF6]* 
 | 
 2.96 
 | 
 2.15 
 | 
 3.12 
 | 
 0.97 
 | 
 1.20 
 | 
 3.17 
 | 
 3.21 
 | 
 1.47 
 | 
 0.59 
 | 
 1.49 
 | 
 1.42 
 | 
 
| 
 [C13C8N] [Tf2N] [27]* 
 | 
 3.77 
 | 
 2.70 
 | 
 2.68 
 | 
 1.22 
 | 
 1.33 
 | 
 3.11 
 | 
 3.44 
 | 
 2.27 
 | 
 0.80 
 | 
 2.63 
 | 
 2.78 
 | 
 
| 
 [EMIM][TfO][28]* 
 | 
 30.20 
 | 
 15.19 
 | 
 0.33 
 | 
 - 
 | 
 2.31 
 | 
 - 
 | 
 - 
 | 
 0.45 
 | 
 0.03 
 | 
 - 
 | 
 - 
 | 
 
| 
 [MOIM][PF6][29]* 
 | 
 11.27 
 | 
 7.03 
 | 
 1.88 
 | 
 - 
 | 
 1.72 
 | 
 - 
 | 
 - 
 | 
 1.04 
 | 
 0.16 
 | 
 - 
 | 
 - 
 | 
 
| 
 [BMIM][SbF6][30]* 
 | 
 22.25 
 | 
 12.52 
 | 
 1.41 
 | 
 1.98 
 | 
 2.08 
 | 
 4.26 
 | 
 3.74 
 | 
 0.79 
 | 
 0.07 
 | 
 2.38 
 | 
 1.56 
 | 
 
| 
 [BMIM][PF6][31] 
 | 
 - 
 | 
 - 
 | 
 - 
 | 
 - 
 | 
 3.06 
 | 
 3.06 
 | 
 - 
 | 
 - 
 | 
 - 
 | 
 1.41 
 | 
 1.01 
 | 
 
| 
 [EMIM][TFA][32] 
 | 
 27.03 
 | 
 12.97 
 | 
 0.08 
 | 
 - 
 | 
 2.34 
 | 
 - 
 | 
 - 
 | 
 0.36 
 | 
 0.03 
 | 
 - 
 | 
 - 
 | 
 
| 
 [HMIM][TfO][33] 
 | 
 14.37 
 | 
 7.37 
 | 
 - 
 | 
 - 
 | 
 - 
 | 
 - 
 | 
 - 
 | 
 0.68 
 | 
 - 
 | 
 - 
 | 
 - 
 | 
 
| 
 [BMPyrr][TfO][34] 
 | 
 - 
 | 
 - 
 | 
 - 
 | 
 2.45 
 | 
 - 
 | 
 - 
 | 
 - 
 | 
 - 
 | 
 0.05 
 | 
 - 
 | 
 - 
 | 
 
| 
 [HMPyrr] [Tf2N] [35] 
 | 
 - 
 | 
 - 
 | 
 - 
 | 
 1.70 
 | 
 - 
 | 
 - 
 | 
 - 
 | 
 - 
 | 
 0.22 
 | 
 - 
 | 
 - 
 | 
 
| 
 [OMPyrr] [Tf2N] [35] 
 | 
 - 
 | 
 - 
 | 
 - 
 | 
 1.53 
 | 
 - 
 | 
 - 
 | 
 - 
 | 
 - 
 | 
 0.30 
 | 
 - 
 | 
 - 
 | 
 
| 
 Sulfolane[36] 
 | 
 18.17 
 | 
 9.81 
 | 
 0.91 
 | 
 1.20 
 | 
 - 
 | 
 1.38 
 | 
 1.52 
 | 
 0.43 
 | 
 - 
 | 
 0.64 
 | 
 0.51 
 | 
 
| 
 NMP[37] 
 | 
 11.24 
 | 
 7.05 
 | 
 - 
 | 
 - 
 | 
 0.53 
 | 
 - 
 | 
 - 
 | 
 0.95 
 | 
 0.16 
 | 
 - 
 | 
 - 
 | 
 
| 
 Chlorobenzene[38][39] 
 | 
 - 
 | 
 - 
 | 
 - 
 | 
 - 
 | 
 - 
 | 
 0.17* 
 | 
 8.29 
 | 
 - 
 | 
 - 
 | 
 - 
 | 
 0.47 
 | 
 
| 
 Dimethylsulfoxide[38][39] 
 | 
 - 
 | 
 - 
 | 
 - 
 | 
 - 
 | 
 - 
 | 
 0.35* 
 | 
 0.20* 
 | 
 - 
 | 
 - 
 | 
 0.38* 
 | 
 0.35* 
 | 
 
  
Appendix G: Effect of structure on infinite dilution activity
coefficient values  
 |