Activity coefficients at infinite dilution of volatile compounds in water: effect of temperature and salt concentration

Abstract

Activity coefficients at infinite dilution in water have been determined for some aroma compounds detected in brown crab liquid effluent produced during boiling (1-octen-3-ol, 1-penten-3-ol, 3-methylbutanal, hexanal, benzaldehyde, 2,3-pentadione, and ethyl acetate) by using the headspace gas chromatography technique (HSGC). Experimental data have been obtained over the temperature range of (40 to 50) °C. In this work, activity coefficients at infinite dilution for different kinds of systems have been considered: one component solute + water and multicomponent solute + water. No significant differences were observed between activity coefficients obtained in these two kinds of systems. Additionally the effect of salt concentration at 40 °C has been studied by varying the salt concentration from (0 to 1.71) mol·kg−1. Experimental data were fitted as a function of salt concentration by using the Setschenow equation, obtaining the salting-out coefficient.