Solubility of organic compoundS in preSSurized hot water
Liquid water at elevated temperatures and pressures, but still
in the subcritical region, is of interest as a solvent in various labo-
ratory and industrial processes. In effect, this means water at a
temperature between about 100°C and 373°C, the critical temper-
ature, and at pressures up to 400 bar or greater. Since the dielec-
tric constant of water decreases with increasing temperature, the
solubility of many compounds, especially non-polar compounds,
increases dramatically at higher temperature. The fact that solu-
bility can be fine-tuned by controlling temperature and pressure
makes pressurized hot water a useful tool in various extraction
and reaction processes.
This table gives a sample of the variations of solubility with tem-
perature and pressure for several compounds, mostly hydrocar-
bons. The solubility is expressed in both mole fraction of solute,
x
2
, and mass percent, 100w
2
, where w
2
is the mass fraction. More
information is available in the references.
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Name
Mol. Form. t/°C p/bar
Solubility
Ref.
10
3
x
2
Mass%
Acenaphthene
C
12
H
10
25
1
0.000444
0.000380
13
250
50
1.25
1.06
11
Anthracene
C
14
H
10
25
1
0.0000074
0.0000044
2
50
50
0.000017
0.000017
5
100
45
0.00032
0.00032
5
100
39
0.000457
0.00045
12
150
50
0.0102
0.0101
11
200
77
0.13
0.13
12
250
50
0.497
0.49
11
300 100
3.78
3.62
11
Benz[a]anthracene
C
18
H
12
25
1
0.00000073
0.00000093
2
60
50
0.00000846
0.0000107
12
100
50
0.000113
0.000143
12
120
52
0.000418
0.00053
12
150
49
0.00296
0.00375
12
Benzene
C
6
H
6
25
1
0.40
0.178
13
25
65
0.40
0.173
6
25 400
0.33
0.143
6
50
65
0.47
0.203
6
100
65
0.89
0.38
6
150
65
2.2
0.95
6
200
65
5.0
2.13
6
200 400
4.1
1.75
6
Carbazole
C
12
H
9
N
25
1
0.00013
0.00012
5
25
54
0.00011
0.000102
5
50
56
0.00045
0.00042
5
100
54
0.0099
0.0092
5
150
54
0.162
0.150
5
200
52
1.9
1.74
5
Chrysene
C
18
H
12
25
1
0.00000016
0.00000019
2
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Name
Mol. Form. t/°C p/bar
Solubility
Ref.
10
3
x
2
Mass%
25
32
0.00000063
0.0000008
5
50
36
0.000001
0.0000013
5
100
38
0.000013
0.000016
5
150
43
0.00060
0.00076
5
200
45
0.0158
0.020
5
225
62
0.0758
0.096
5
o-Dichlorobenzene
C
6
H
4
Cl
2
25
1
0.018
0.0094
9
50
65
0.023
0.019
6
100
65
0.055
0.045
6
150
65
0.18
0.15
6
200
65
0.57
0.46
6
trans-1,2-Dimethylcyclohexane C
8
H
16
25
1
0.008
0.00050
10
101
7
0.0047
0.0029
10
131
7
0.0108
0.0067
10
151
7
0.0223
0.0139
10
170
7
0.0356
0.0222
10
Ethylcyclohexane
C
8
H
16
25
1
0.00098
0.00061
10
100
7
0.00340
0.00212
10
131
7
0.0085
0.0053
10
151
7
0.01665
0.0104
10
171
7
0.0334
0.0208
10
Heptane
C
7
H
16
25
1
0.0004352
0.000242
8
50
7
0.000613
0.00034096
8
100
7
0.001938
0.00108
8
125
7
0.00400
0.00222
8
150
7
0.00878
0.00488
8
170
7
0.01701
0.00946
8
Hexane
C
6
H
14
25
1
0.002045
0.00098
8
100
7
0.006074
0.0029
8
125
7
0.01192
0.0057
8
150
7
0.02555
0.0122
8
170
7
0.04935
0.0236
8
1-Isopropyl-4-methylbenzene
C
10
H
14
25
1
0.0030
0.0051
4
50
60
0.0040
0.0030
6
100
60
0.011
0.0082
6
150
60
0.043
0.032
6
200
60
0.20
0.15
6
Methylcyclohexane
C
7
H
14
25
1
0.00293
0.00151
10
100
7
0.01006
0.0055
10
131
7
0.0244
0.0133
10
151
7
0.0423
0.0231
10
171
7
0.0708
0.0386
10
Naphthalene
C
10
H
8
25
1
0.00444
0.00316
13
40
50
0.00692
0.0049
12
50
50
0.0114
0.0081
12
65
50
0.0264
0.0188
12
75
50
0.0435
0.0309
12
Octane
C
8
H
18
25
1
0.0001158
0.000073
8
100
7
0.0005943
0.000377
8
125
7
0.0014163
0.000898
8
150
7
0.0036957
0.00234
8
170
7
0.0083483
0.00529
8
200
65
0.029
0.018
6
Perylene
C
20
H
12
25
1
0.00000003
0.00000004
2
Solubility of Organic Compounds in Pressurized Hot Water
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Name
Mol. Form. t/°C p/bar
Solubility
Ref.
10
3
x
2
Mass%
50
50
0.00000029
0.0000004
5
100
45
0.00000210
0.00000294
5
150
47
0.000120
0.000168
5
200
48
0.0050
0.0070
5
Pyrene
C
16
H
10
25
1
0.000012
0.0000139
2
100
50
0.000637
0.00072
11
100 200
0.00078
0.00087
5
140
50
0.0054
0.0061
11
200
50
0.0492
0.055
11
250
50
0.205
0.23
11
300
50
1.41
1.56
11
p-Terphenyl
C
18
H
14
25
1
0.00000141
0.00000180
2
100
49
0.0000219
0.000028
12
140
51
0.000372
0.000476
12
180
55
0.00626
0.0080
12
200
53
0.0241
0.0308
12
210
54
0.0393
0.0502
12
Tetrachloroethene
C
2
Cl
4
25
1
0.0285
0.0286
3
50
65
0.027
0.025
6
100
65
0.059
0.054
6
150
65
0.18
0.17
6
200
65
0.59
0.54
6
Toluene
C
7
H
8
25
1
0.107
0.0519
7,13
50
50
0.125
0.064
6
100
50
0.27
0.138
6
150
50
0.66
0.337
6
200
50
1.9
0.96
6
2,2,4-Trimethylpentane
C
8
H
18
25
1
0.00035
0.00022
1
50
65
0.00052
0.00033
6
100
65
0.0020
0.00127
6
150
65
0.0102
0.0065
6
200
65
0.061
0.0387
6
Triphenylene
C
18
H
12
25
1
0.0000034
0.0000043
2
100
51
0.0000899
0.000114
12
140
50
0.00126
0.00160
12
180
64
0.0123
0.0156
12
195
60
0.0283
0.0359
12
m-Xylene
C
8
H
10
25
1
0.028
0.0161
13
50
60
0.036
0.021
6
100
60
0.085
0.050
6
150
60
0.27
0.159
6
200
60
0.88
0.516
6
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Solubility of Organic Compounds in Pressurized Hot Water