The
main objective of this work is to continue with a series of
electrochemistry studies of mixtures of ionic liquids and water as
a solvent to provide accurate data for future particular applications
[J.
Chem. Eng. Data201762752]. The mean activity coefficients for NaCl
in [2-hydroxyethylammonium butyrate (2-HEAB) + H2O] as
a solvent mixture were determined by cell potential measurements:
Na–ion selective electrode (ISE)|NaCl (m),
2-HEAB (w), H2O (1 – w)|Cl–ion selective electrode (ISE) at molalities from 0.10
to 3.20 mol·kg–1 at 298.15 K. Different weight
fractions (w) of 2-HEAB with w =
0.01, 0.05, 0.1, 0.2, 0.3, and 0.4 were used. At higher concentrations
of w = 0.40, NaCl is salting out by 2-HEAB in water.
The Pitzer ion interaction parameters β0, β1, and C
γ were used to find
the values of osmotic coefficients, solvent activity, and the excess
Gibbs free energy for the mixed electrolyte system. The results may
be interpreted by the clathrate-like formation of 2-HEAB + water.
A qualitative description of the relation between water and the 2-HEAB
was done using the general AMBER force field (GAFF).