Experimental determination of the isothermal (vapour + liquid) equilibria of binary aqueous solutions of sec-butylamine and cyclohexylamine at several temperatures

The vapour pressures of (sec-butylamine + water), (cyclohexylamine + water) binary mixtures, and of pure sec-butylamine and cyclohexylamine components were measured by means of two static devices at temperatures between 293 (or 273) K and 363 K. The data were correlated with the Antoine equation. From these data, excess Gibbs functions (GE) were calculated for several constant temperatures and fitted to a fourth-order Redlich–Kister equation using the Barker’s method. The (cyclohexylamine + water) system shows positive azeotropic behaviour for all investigated temperatures. The two binary mixtures exhibit positive deviations in GE for all investigated temperatures over the whole composition range.

► Vapour pressures of sec-butylamine or cyclohexylamine and their aqueous solutions. ► The investigated temperatures are 273 K and 363 K. ► The (cyclohexylamine + water) mixture shows positive azeotropic behaviour. ► The (sec-butylamine + water) or (cyclohexylamine + water) exhibit positive GE.