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Aspen Physical Property System - Physical Property Models

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The expression for the activity coefficient can be derived from (7):<br />

The Debye-Hückel theory is based on the infinite dilution reference state for<br />

ionic species in the actual solvent media. For systems with water as the only<br />

solvent, the reference state is the infinite dilution aqueous solution. For<br />

mixed-solvent systems, the reference state for which the Debye-Hückel<br />

theory remains valid is the infinite dilution solution with the corresponding<br />

mixed-solvent composition. However, the molecular weight Ms, the mass<br />

density ds, and the dielectric constant �s for the single solvent need to be<br />

extended for mixed solvents; simple composition average mixing rules are<br />

adequate to calculate them as follows:<br />

Where:<br />

100 2 Thermodynamic <strong>Property</strong> <strong>Models</strong><br />

(8)<br />

(6a)<br />

(7a)<br />

(8a)<br />

(8b)<br />

(8c)<br />

(8d)<br />

xm = Mole fraction of the solvent m in the solution<br />

Mm = Molecular weight of the solvent m<br />

Vm l<br />

= Molar volume of the solvent mixture<br />

�m = Dielectric constant of the solvent m<br />

Vw *<br />

= Molar volume of water using the steam table<br />

xnws = Sum of the mole fractions of all non-water<br />

solvents.<br />

Vnws l<br />

= Liquid molar volume for the mixture of all nonwater<br />

solvents. It is calculated using the<br />

Rackett equation.

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