title: Thermodynamic study of (anthracene + benzo[a]pyrene) solid mixtures.
abstract: To characterize better the thermodynamic behavior of a binary polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon mixture, thermochemical and vapor pressure experiments were used to examine the phase behavior of the {anthracene (1) + benzo[a]pyrene (2)} system. A solid-liquid phase diagram was mapped for the mixture. A eutectic point occurs at x(1) = 0.26. The eutectic mixture is an amorphous solid that lacks organized crystal structure and melts between T = (414 and 420) K. For mixtures that contain 0.10 < x(1) < 0.90, the enthalpy of fusion is dominated by that of the eutectic. Solid-vapor equilibrium studies show that mixtures of anthracene and benzo[a]pyrene at x(1) < 0.10 sublime at the vapor pressure of pure benzo[a]pyrene. These results suggest that the solid-vapor equilibrium of benzo[a]pyrene is not significantly influenced by moderate levels of anthracene in the crystal structure.
authors.affiliation: Brown University Division of Engineering, 182 Hope Street Box D, Providence, RI USA 02912, 401-863-2775 (p) 401-863-9120 (f).
authors.forename: James W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Rice
authors.forename: Eric M
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Suuberg
references.citation: J Chem Eng Data. 2010 Sep 9;55(9):3598-3605
references.pmid: 21116474