Infinite-dilution diffusion coefficients in supercritical and high-temperature liquid solvents

Abstract

A predictive equation, based on the Stokes–Einstein equation, was developed for the determination of infinite-dilution molecular diffusion coefficients in supercritical and high-temperature liquid solvents ( T r≥0.7). An extensive database on diffusion was collected through the literature in order to evaluate the proposed equation and to determine the accuracy of the predictions with no additional parameter adjustment. The predictions were good, with an average absolute deviation 8.2% for 113 binary systems and 1332 data points. The input data required for the correlations are the solute molecular weight, temperature and density, and the solvent basic properties (molecular weight, critical temperature and critical volume).