Volumetric and transport properties of ternary mixtures containing 1-alkanol + ethyl ethanoate + cyclohexane at 303.15 K: Experimental data, correlation and prediction by ERAS model

The excess molar volumes (VmE), viscosity deviations (Δη), and excess Gibbs energies of activation (ΔG*E) of viscous flow have been investigated from densities and viscosities measurements for three ternary mixtures 1-butanol + ethyl ethanoate + cyclohexane, 1-pentanol + ethyl ethanoate + cyclohexane, and 1-octanol + ethyl ethanoate + cyclohexane and four binaries at 303.15 K and atmospheric pressure over the entire range of composition. The empirical equations due to Redlich-Kister, Kohler, Rastogi et al., Jacob-Fitzner, Tsao-Smith, Lark et al., Heric-Brewer, and Singh et al., have been employed to correlate VmE, Δη, and ΔG*E of ternary mixtures with their corresponding binary parameters. The results are discussed in terms of the molecular interactions between the components of the mixture. Further, the ERAS model has been examined to estimate VmE for the binary and ternary mixtures and the results are compared with the experimental data.