Correlation of surface tension of mixed solvents with solvent composition

Abstract

A simple computational method for calculating surface tension of solvent mixtures based on the Redlich-Kister extension was proposed. The model was applied to the experimental surface tension of binary solvent mixtures and showed accurate results. Overall average percentage deviation (APD) between calculated and experimental surface tensions was calculated as an accuracy criterion. The overall APD for correlating surface tensions in binary solvents was 4.30%. The accuracy of the proposed model has also been compared with those of previously published models and the results showed that the proposed model was superior and capable of providing more accurate results. An extension of the model was also proposed to correlate surface tension of ternary solvents and the overall APD for ternary solvent data was 2.06%.