Activity coefficient at infinite dilution (γ12
∞) for 30
different organic probes in deep eutectic solvents [(DES, tetraethylammonium
chloride + glycerol) with a molar ratio of 1.000:2.001 was determined
by inverse gas chromatography method at T = 313.15–343.15
K. Then, the excess thermodynamic properties at infinite dilution
(ΔH
1
E,∞, ΔS
1
E,∞ and ΔG
1
E,∞) were calculated to further analyze the intermolecular interactions.
The extraction capacity of the studied DES for three industrial separation
systems including n-heptane/toluene, n-heptane/thiophene, and acetone/ethanol was determined based on the
values of separation parameters S
ij
∞ and k
j
∞. The Hildebrand solubility parameters
of the investigated DES were also obtained by regular solution theory
combined with Flory “combinatorial” equation. The results
showed that the solubility parameter did not change significantly
in the studied temperature range.