Abstract
The fundamental thermodynamic equations developed for aqueous electrolyte systems provide a springboard for modeling the more-complex and less-understood mixed-solvent electrolytes. Examples of mixed-solvent electrolyte systems that contain a solvent in addition to, or instead of, water include extractive distillation for anhydrous alcohol production, which uses salts to break water-alcohol azeotropes and nitration processes that employ concentrated sulfuric acid to dehydrate and regenerate nitric acid solutions. Regardless of whether the electrolyte system is aqueous or mixed-solvent, the fundamentals of thermodynamic modeling remain the same.
| Original language | English |
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| Volume | 112 |
| No | 2 |
| Specialist publication | Chemical Engineering Progress |
| State | Published - Feb 2016 |