In the present study, the viscosity and refractive index
of pure and aqueous 2-(methylamino)ethanol (MAE) and aminoethylethanolamine
(AEEA) and an aqueous blend of MAE and AEEA were measured in the temperature
range of 293.15–333.15 K with an interval of 5 K at atmospheric
pressure. Amine content in aqueous mixtures varied from 0.05 to 0.30
weight fraction. The viscosity of pure components was correlated by
Arrhenius-type equation with average absolute deviation percentage
(AAD%) values of 1.87 and 2.42 for MAE and AEEA, respectively. Modified
Vogel–Tamman–Fulcher equation with AAD% of 1.343 was
proposed to correlate the viscosity of pure AEEA. A new equation with
respect to temperature was also proposed to correlate the refractive
index data of pure MAE and pure AEEA. Viscosity and refractive index
data of aqueous MAE, AEEA, and an aqueous blend of MAE and AEEA were
associated by newly proposed correlations and maximum AAD% was found
to be 0.11 and 0.001 for viscosity and refractive index, respectively.
Deviation in viscosity (Δμ) and deviation in refractive
index (Δn
D) from ideal solution
of aqueous MAE and AEEA were correlated by the Redlich–Kister
equation, and the maximum standard deviation was calculated to be
0.091 and 0.0012 for MAE and 0.114 and 0.0011 for AEEA, respectively.