SDS Volume
Volume 37. Hydrocarbons in Water and Seawater, Part I, p 189
Source Publication
Brown, R. L.; Wasik, S. P.; J. Res. Natl. Bur. Stan. 1974, 78A, 453-60.
Conditions:
Room Temp:
0 - 20
°C
Salinity:
34.42 g salts/kg sln
Compilers:
Methodology:
Solubilities were calculated from partition coefficent measurements for the hydrocarbon between an aqueous solution and its vapor using chromatography.
The apparatus and the method of obtaining the partition coefficents are described in detail in the paper. The hydrocarbon was introduced as a vapor (to avoid emulsification) into a glass equilibrium cell containing about 45 mL of water. The vapor was subsequently analyzed by gas chromatography using He as the carrier. Possible sources of error are discussed in detail although the source of vapor pressure data used to calculate solubilities are not given.
Sample Information:
- 99.99 mole% purity; source and methods of purification not specified.
- Prepared according to [1]. Purity not specified.
Measurement Errors:
Ambient temperature: ±0.01 K
Mass concentration (m/v) (1): see table above
Methodology Citation
1 Sverdrup, H. U.; Johnson, M. W.; Fleming, R. H.; The Oceans, 1942, Prentice-Hall, englewood Cliffs, New Jersey p186.
System Components:
- Benzene, $\ce{ C6H6 }$; [71-43-2] NIST WebBook
- Seawater, $\ce{ H2O }$; [7732-18-5(C)] NIST WebBook
Experimental Data
| $T$ (°C) | MR1 (g1/100 g2) | $x_{1}$ |
|---|---|---|
| 0.19 | 0.1323 | 3.129 x 10-4 |
| 5.32 | 0.1376 | 3.255 x 10-4 |
| 10.05 | 0.1347 | 3.186 x 10-4 |
| 14.96 | 0.1318 | 3.117 x 10-4 |
| 20.04 | 0.1296 | 3.065 x 10-4 |
(a) Number in parentheses are standard deviations from 4 observations


