Deenadayalu, NirmalaSingh, Sangeeta2013-07-302014-02-112013-07-30447425http://hdl.handle.net/10321/876Submitted in fulfilment of the academic requirements for the Masters Degree in Technology: Chemistry, Durban University of Technology, Durban, South Africa, 2013.The thermodynamic properties of binary liquid mixtures using an ionic liquid (IL) with alcohols were determined at different temperatures. The ionic liquid used was 1-butyl-3- methylimidazolium methylsulphate [BMIM]+[MeSO4]-. Densities, speed of sound, and refractive indices for the binary mixtures ([BMIM]+[MeSO4]- + methanol, or 1-propanol, or 2-propanol, or 1-butanol) were experimentally measured over the whole range of composition at T = (298.15, E 303.15, 308.15, and 313.15) K. From the experimental data, excess molar volumes, V m , E , deviations in refractive isentropic compressibilities, κ s , excess isentropic compressibilities, κ S indices, ∆n, and molar refractions, R, were calculated. The excess partial molar volumes were also calculated at T = 298.15 K. For the binary systems, ([BMIM]+[MeSO4]- + methanol, or 1-propanol, or 2-propanol, or E E E 1-butanol) V m and κ S are always negative and V m decrease slightly when the temperature increases. The refractive index deviation at T = (298.15, 303.15, 308.15, and 313.15) K is positive over the whole composition range. The measured negative values for excess molar volume of these mixtures ([BMIM]+[MeSO4]- + methanol, or 1-propanol, or 2-propanol, or 1-butanol) indicate strong ion-dipole interactions and packing between alcohols and IL are present. The Redlich-Kister smoothing polynomial equation was satisfactorily applied for the E E fitting of the V m , κ S , and ∆n data to give the fitting parameters and the root-mean-square deviations. The Lorentz-Lorenz (L-L) equation was also used to correlate the volumetric property and predict the density or refractive index of the binary mixtures of ionic liquid and the organic solvents. The Lorentz-Lorenz approximation gives a higher σ when used to correlate the iiiexcess molar volumes for the mixtures ([BMIM]+[MeSO4]- + methanol, or 1-propanol, or 2-propanol, or 1-butanol). The L-L equation gives good results for the prediction of density and refractive index. The results are discussed in terms of solute-solute, solute-solvent and solvent- solvent interactions.161 penIonic solutionsAlcoholsChemistry, Physical and theoreticalThesishttps://doi.org/10.51415/10321/876