Thermodynamics of mixtures of non-spherical molecules

Abstract

Thermodynamic properties of liquid mixtures in which strong anisotropic intermolecular forces exist are studied using the Padé approximant method used by Stell et al. for pure fluids. Equations for the third-order perturbation term are derived for a general intermolecular potential of multipolar type. Using a mixture of Lennard-Jones molecules as the reference system, the effects of adding point dipole, quadrupole and anisotropic overlap potentials are calculated. Numerical results are presented (at low pressures) for the effect of these forces on the excess functions, and on the vapor-liquid equilibrium curves. These anisotropic forces lead to positive deviations from Raoult's law. Strong polar and quadrupolar forces may cause liquid-liquid immiscibility to occur. Numerical calculations are presented to illustrate such behaviour; these systems have upper critical solution points.