Journal of Chemical and Engineering Data, Vol.50, No.5, 1543-1547, 2005
Vapor pressures of n-heptane determined by comparative ebulliometry
The vapor pressures of n-heptane have been measured using comparative ebulliometry with water as the reference substance. The measurements cover the temperature and pressure range (372 K and 102 kPa) to (537 K and 2621 kPa) and were correlated by a Wagner-type equation with a standard deviation of 16 Pa in the vapor pressure. The critical pressure was treated as an adjustable parameter, and the value p(c) = 2734 kPa was obtained using a selected critical temperature, T(c) = 540.13 K. The calculated normal boiling temperature is T(b) = 371.552 K, and an extrapolation to the triple point pressure at T(tp) = 182.59 K predicts a pressure, p(tp) = 0.178 Pa.