Measurement of activity coefficients at infinite dilution for acetonitrile, water, limonene, limonene epoxide and their binary pairs

Activity coefficients at infinite dilution were determined for binary pairs of acetonitrile, water, limonene and limonene epoxide at room temperature using the dilutor technique (inert gas stripping) in a home-made dilutor apparatus. The activity coefficients were predicted with the Aspen Plus software using the Dortmund-modified UNIFAC contribution method. Values predicted by software simulations are in good agreement with experimental data. However, experimental activity coefficients at infinite dilution obtained for limonene + acetonitrile, water + limonene and limonene epoxide + water systems are in disagreement with reported values estimated from LLE or solubility data.