In
carbon capture processes based on chemical absorption, the solution
used for absorbing carbon dioxide plays a central role and must be
carefully selected. It is expected to have the potential to capture
large amounts of carbon dioxide on the one hand, and to be fully regenerated
at the lowest energy price on the other hand. As a continuation of
a study initiated by Coulier et al. some years ago, the present work
focuses on the measurement and modeling of thermodynamic properties
of aqueous solvents containing methylpiperidines (a class of amines),
potentially usable in carbon capture processes and leading to liquid–liquid
phase split in process conditions. To complete liquid–liquid
equilibrium (LLE), excess enthalpy and excess heat capacity data previously
measured by Coulier et al. for the N-methylpiperidine
+ water and 2-methylpiperidine + water systems, LLE data, and excess-enthalpy
data were measured for the 3-methylpiperidine + water and 4-methylpiperidine
+ water systems. To model all these data, a nonrandom two-liquid type
activity-coefficient model was identified among tens of models as
the most reliable one. Owing to the complex nature of interactions
governing this type of systems, no less than 10 binary interaction
parameters were necessary to ensure qualitative and quantitative correlations
of our experimental data.