Temperature dependence investigations of molecular interactions and excess thermodynamic parameters of binary mixtures of ionic liquids and water using Flory's statistical theory

Abstract

Flory's Statistical Theory (FST) has been applied to investigate excess thermodynamical parameters viz., excess enthalpy, excess entropy, and excess Gibbs free energy for eight binary mixtures of ionic liquids and water at different concentration and temperatures. The concentration and temperature dependent variations of excess enthalpy suggest that ionic liquid mixtures exhibit an endothermic nature and the presence of weak dispersive forces among their constituents. The positive excess Gibbs free energy of mixing points out that the pure components do not mix thoroughly for the systems under study. Overall, these binary systems are thermodynamically unfavorable suggesting that the mixing of ionic liquids and water is not energetically favored or spontaneous. Experimental molar volumes are compared with those calculated using FST and these values show excellent agreement. It affirms the validity of FST's application to these systems. Additionally, some partial properties have also been determined to explore the solute‐solvent interactions. The Redlich‐Kister (R‐K) polynomial model has been applied to excess thermodynamical parameters The high R2 values and low standard deviation values confirm the validity of fitting the RK polynomial model to the functions obtained using FST of liquids for these systems within the given temperature range.