Densities and Apparent Molar Volumes of NaOH(aq) to the Temperature 623 K and Pressure to 30 MPa

Abstract

Densities of NaOH(aq) solutions with molalities between 0.033 and 6.047 mol⋅kg−1 were measured with a vibrating-tube densitometer at temperatures between 373 K and 623 K and pressures from near the saturation vapor pressure of water to 30 MPa. Apparent molar volumes, V φ, calculated from the measured densities in this work were well represented with the Pitzer ion-interaction treatment up to T = 523 K. Above that temperature the formation of ion pairs must be taken into account to describe correctly the molality dependence of V φ and for the reliable extrapolation of V φ to infinite dilution. Standard-state thermodynamic properties for the ion formation reaction were taken from recently published electrical conductivity measurements. A comparison with previous correlations of volumetric properties of NaOH(aq) is presented covering the full range of pressure and temperature.