Date of Award

6-1946

Degree Type

Bachelors Essay

Degree Name

Bachelor of Science (BS)

Department

Chemistry

First Advisor

Scott L. Kittsley

Second Advisor

Clifford Haymaker

Third Advisor

William J. Hurley

Abstract

A classical example of a system of liquids exhibiting partial miscibility is the phenol-water system. One of the earliest binary systems of this type to be Investigated, it has been the subject of much research and experimentation during the past sixty years. Its critical solution temperature has been determined by a multitude of investigators, the effect of a third component upon the system has been studied and many generalizations concerning partially miscible binary systems have been derived from these undertakings.

The studies which have been carried on regarding this system have been chiefly of theoretical interest, although in recent years many applications of practical value have been derived from them. Research of importance in connection with the phenol-water system has not been concerned with the pure system to a large extent but with the effect of other substances on the pure system. The following paper will treat of the effect of a series of electrolytes on the phenol-water system. Only a limited number of electrolytes were studied, but the salts were carefully selected to include a variety of types. A survey of the literature on this subject showed that while the effect of many substances, both electrolytes and non-electrolytes on the phenol-water system is known, the effect of many other substances is as yet unknown. Thus, there are many further studies in connection with this system which would further enlighten the present understanding of it. It is with this view in mind that the present investigation is carried out.

Comments

A Thesis submitted to the Faculty of the College of Liberal Arts of Marquette University in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Bachelor of Science, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

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