Journal of Chemical and Engineering Data, Vol.42, No.1, 116-119, 1997
Henry Law Constants and Distribution Coefficients of Sulfur-Hexafluoride in Water from 25-Degrees-C to 230 Degrees-C
The solubility of SF6 in water has been measured between 75 degrees C and 230 degrees C by direct sampling of SF6-saturated water contained in a stainless steel autoclave. The solubility (reported as a distribution coefficient) ranges from ln B = 13.93 at 75 degrees C to ln B = 8.34 at 230 degrees C. The experimental data were combined with low-temperature data from the literature to obtain an empirical equation for the Henry’s law coefficient over the temperature interval 25 degrees C to 230 degrees C. At temperatures above about 210 degrees C an unexpectedly rapid decrease in SF6 gas partial pressure occurred, and above this temperature deviation from Henry’s law also was observed.