Solubility of H2 in Oil (non polar liquid)
Solubility of H2 in Oil (non polar liquid)
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do anyone know where to get the predicted formula/correlation or table for the H2 gas solubility in non Polar liquid?
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Solubility of H2 in Oil (non polar liquid)
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RE: Solubility of H2 in Oil (non polar liquid)
The Ostwald coefficients (volume of gas per volume of oil) for the solubility of hydrogen and other gases at 1 atmosphere partial pressure and at 273K, in hydrocarbons:
Hydrogen 0.039
Nitrogen 0.075
Oxygen 0.15
Methane 0.31
CO2 1.0
There are empirical formulas for corrections o/a of temperature changes and oil densities differing from 980 kg/m3. See also ASTM D2779-92(2002).
Assuming gases are ideal, doubling the pressure wouldn't change the Ostwald coefficient, since the solubility doubles but the volumes halves (PV=RT). The number of dissolved gas molecules would, of course, double.
RE: Solubility of H2 in Oil (non polar liquid)
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RE: Solubility of H2 in Oil (non polar liquid)
RE: Solubility of H2 in Oil (non polar liquid)
Moltenmetal
If you convert the solubility of nitrogen in water, as given by the CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics, mol fraction → L/L, you'll find the difference is not so large. At 15 Celsius I got a solubility of 0.017 L/L vs. 0.075, as above, for oils.
As a general explanation on the particular behaviour of water in regard to solubility of non-polar gases, see
RE: Solubility of H2 in Oil (non polar liquid)
RE: Solubility of H2 in Oil (non polar liquid)
I happen to have the data submitted by a reputable european engineering company for the solubility of air in an oil with a sp. gr. = 0.8942 at 60oC → 0.069 L/L.
Perry VI gives for air/water a Henry law constant H = 10.1×104, for the same conditions → 0.0123 L/L. The ratio : 5.6.
At zero Celsius, for nitrogen in water, Perry gives H = 5.29×104, resulting in a mol fraction x = 1.89×10-5 → 0.0235 L/L, lowering the ratio to ~3.2.
BTW, the Ostwald coefficients for the solubility of gases in oils were taken from table 2.9 in Engineering Tribology by Stachowiak and Batchelor, Tribology series, 24, Elsevier.
RE: Solubility of H2 in Oil (non polar liquid)
I forgot to mention that CO2 reacts with water. A fact that could explain its enhanced solubility.
RE: Solubility of H2 in Oil (non polar liquid)
From another source for the air solubility in aircraft hydrocarbon fuels, which appear to follow Henry's law at 20 Celsius:
density viscosity surf. tension solubility
kg/L mm2/s mN/m % vol
0.725 0.64 18.5 22.9
0.781 1.69 23.5 17.5
0.872 17.7 26.5 9.7
As the pressure drops on climbing, air is released taking fuel vapor with it.