Toluene - Thermophysical Properties
Toluene, C 6 H 5 -CH 3 , is a clear colorless liquid, highly flammable with a sweet, pungent aromatic odor.
Toluene is less dense than water and is slightly soluble in water . Hence it floats on water . Toluene vapor is heavier than air. Toluene may be toxic by inhalation, ingestion or skin contact.
Toluene is present in crude oils and is a product of oil-refining processes, thus it is used in aviation and automotive fuels. It is also used as a solvent, and to make other chemicals.
The phase diagram of toluene is shown below the table.
Chemical, physical and thermal properties of toluene :
Values are given for liquid at 25 o C /77 o F / 298 K and 1 bara, if not other phase, temperature or pressure given.
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| Property | Value | Unit | Value | Unit | Value | Unit | Value | Unit | |||
| Autoignition temperature | 753 | K | 480 | °C | 896 | °F | |||||
| Boiling Point | 383.8 | K | 110.6 | °C | 231.1 | °F | |||||
| Critical density | 3.16 | mol/dm 3 | 291 | kg/m 3 | 0.565 | slug/ft 3 | 18.2 | lb/ft 3 | |||
| Critical pressure | 4.13 | MPa=MN/m 2 | 41.3 | bar | 40.7 | atm | 598 | psi=lbf/in 2 | |||
| Critical temperature | 592 | K | 319 | °C | 605 | °F | |||||
| Critical volume | 316 | cm 3 /mol | 0.00343 | m 3 /kg | 1.77 | ft 3 /slug | 0.0550 | ft 3 /lb | |||
| Density | 9355 | mol/m 3 | 862.0 | kg/m 3 | 1.673 | slug/ft 3 | 53.81 | lb/ft 3 | |||
| Flammable, gas and liquid | yes | highly | |||||||||
| Flash point | 277 | K | 4 | °C | 39 | °F | |||||
| Gas constant , individual, R | 90.2 | J/kg K | 0.02507 | Wh/(kg K) | 539.6 | [ft lbf/slug °R] | 16.77 | [ft lbf/lb °R] | |||
| Gibbs free energy of formation (gas) | 122 | kJ/mol | 1324 | kJ/kg | 569 | Btu/lb | |||||
| Heat (enthalpy) of combustion (liquid) | -3920 | kJ/mol | -42545 | kJ/kg | -18291 | Btu/lb | |||||
| Heat (enthalpy) of formation (gas) | 50 | kJ/mol | 543 | kJ/kg | 233 | Btu/lb | |||||
| Heat (enthalpy) of formation (liquid) | 12 | kJ/mol | 130 | kJ/kg | 56 | Btu/lb | |||||
| Heat (enthalpy) of fusion at -139.3°F/-95.2°C | 6.6 | kJ/mol | 72 | kJ/kg | 30.80 | Btu/lb | |||||
| Heat (enthalpy) of evaporation | 38.0 | kJ/mol | 413 | kJ/kg | 177 | Btu/lb | |||||
| Specifc heat capacity , Cp (gas) | 103.7 | J/mol K | 1.13 | kJ/kg K | 0.269 | Btu/lb°F or cal/g K | |||||
| Specific heat capacity, Cp (liquid) | 157 | J/mol K | 1.70 | kJ/kg K | 0.407 | Btu/lb°F or cal/g K | |||||
| Specific heat capacity, Cv (liquid) | 116.1 | J/mol K | 1.26 | kJ/kg K | 0.301 | Btu/lb°F or cal/g K | |||||
| Ionization potential | 8.82 | eV | |||||||||
| log KOW (Octanol/Water Partition Coefficient) | 2.73 | ||||||||||
| Melting point | 178.25 | K | -94.9 | °C | -138.8 | °F | |||||
| Molecular Weight | 92.138 | g/mol | 0.20313 | lb/mol | |||||||
| Solubility in water, at 25°C | 0.526 | mg/ml | |||||||||
| Sound velocity | 1305 | m/s | 4280 | ft/s | 2923 | mi/h | |||||
| Specific Gravity (gas) (relativ to air) | 3.10 | ||||||||||
| Specific Gravity (liquid) (relativ to water) | 0.87 | ||||||||||
| Specific Heat Ratio (liquid) - CP/CV | 1.35 | ||||||||||
| Specific Volume | 0.0001069 | m 3 /mol | 0.00116 | m 3 /kg | 0.598 | ft 3 /slug | 0.0186 | ft 3 /lb | |||
| Standard molar entropy , S° (gas) | 321 | J/mol K | 3.48 | kJ/kg K | 0.83 | Btu/lb °F | |||||
| Standard molar entropy, S° (liquid) | 220 | J/mol K | 2.39 | kJ/kg K | 0.57 | Btu/lb °F | |||||
| Surface tension | 27.73 | dynes/cm | 0.02773 | N/m | |||||||
| Thermal Conductivity | 0.134 | W/m°C | 0.0774 | Btu/hr ft °F | |||||||
| Triple point pressure | 3.94E-08 | MPa=MN/m 2 | 3.94E-07 | bar | 3.89E-07 | atm | 5.71E-06 | psi=lb f /in 2 | |||
| Triple point temperature | 178.0 | K | -95.2 | °C | -139.36 | °F | |||||
| Vapor (saturation) pressure | 0.0038 | MPa=MN/m 2 | 28.4 | mm Hg | 0.037 | atm | 0.55 | psi=lb f /in 2 | |||
| Viscosity , dynamic (absolute) | 0.560 | cP | 376.3 | [lb m /ft s*10 -6 ] | 11.70 | [lb f s/ft 2 *10 -6 ] | |||||
| Viscosity, kinematic | 0.650 | cSt | 7.0 | [ft 2 /s*10 -6 ] |
See the following document for changes in toluene properties with changes in pressure and temperature : >
See also more about atmospheric pressure , and STP - Standard Temperature and Pressure & NTP - Normal Temperature and Pressure ,
as well as Thermophysical properties of: Acetone , Acetylene , Air , Ammonia , Argon , Benzene , Butane , Carbon dioxide , Carbon monoxide , Ethane , Ethanol , Ethylene , Helium , Hydrogen , Hydrogen sulfide , Methane , Methanol , Nitrogen , Oxygen , Pentane , Propane , Water and Heavy water, D 2 O .
Toluene is a liquid at standard conditions. However, if heated it becomes a gas, and when cooled it becomes a solid. The phase diagram for toluene shows the phase behavior with changes in temperature and pressure. The curve between the critical point and the triple point shows the toluene boiling point with changes in pressure. It also shows the saturation pressure with changes in temperature.
At the critical point there is no change of state when pressure is increased or if heat is added.
The triple point of a substance is the temperature and pressure at which the three phases (gas, liquid, and solid) of that substance coexist in thermodynamic equilibrium.
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