New “batch” cells adapted to measure saturated heat capacities with a Micro DSC II (Setaram)
microcalorimeter designed to avoid any leakage during measurement are described. Using the “scanning”
and “step-by-step” methods, the heat capacities of pure organic liquidshexane, heptane, decane, dodecane,
cyclohexane, toluene, methanol, and 1-butanolin the temperature range (5 to 75) °C were determined.
In addition, the excess heat capacities of several binary liquid mixtures(benzene + cyclohexane) and
(2,5,8,11-tetraoxadodecane + dodecane)with the step-by-step procedure were measured. A very close
agreement with literature values better than 1% indicates that the apparatus and technique are suitable
for heat capacity measurements on volatile liquids.