Volumetric and viscosity studies of interactions between sodium phosphate salts and poly(propylene glycol) 400 in aqueous solutions at different temperatures

Abstract

Density and sound velocity at the 288.15–313.15 K and viscosity at the 298.15–313.15 K temperature range at 5 K intervals for polypropylene glycol (PPG) in aqueous solutions of sodium di-hydrogen phosphate, di-sodium hydrogen phosphate and tri-sodium phosphate with salt mass fractions 0.00, 0.010 and 0.020 are reported at atmospheric pressure. From the experimental density and sound velocity data, the apparent specific volume, excess specific volume, isentropic compressibility and isentropic compressibility deviation values have been determined. The infinite dilution apparent specific volume and isentropic compressibility values of PPG have been obtained and from which the infinite dilution apparent specific volumes of transfer of PPG from water to aqueous sodium phosphate solutions have been obtained for the investigated salt concentrations and temperatures. The excess specific volume, isentropic compressibility and viscosity deviation are negative and decrease in magnitude as temperature, concentration of sodium phosphate and charge on the anion of electrolyte increases.