Solubilities of isobutane and cyclopropane in ionic liquids

Graphical abstract: Henry's constants for isobutane and cyclopropane in [HMIM][Tf₂N] and [P(14)666][TMPP]. - Highlights: • Solubilities of isobutane and cyclopropane in two ionic liquids were reported. • Solubilities were measured from T = (302 to 344) K and from (0.03 to 1.16) MPa. • The effects of temperature and pressure on the solubilities were investigated. • Solubilities of hydrocarbons in [HMIM][Tf₂N] and [P(14)666][TMPP] were compared. • A modified Krichevsky–Kasarnovsky equation was used to model experimental data. - Abstract: In this work, we presented the solubilities of isobutane and cyclopropane in 1-hexyl-3-methylimidazolium bis(trifluoromethylsulfonyl)imide ([HMIM][Tf₂N]) and trihexyl tetradecylphosphonium bis(2,4,4-trimethylpentyl) phosphinate ([P(14)666][TMPP]) from T = (302 to 344) K up to 1.16 MPa. Henry's constants for isobutane and cyclopropane in [HMIM][Tf₂N] and [P(14)666][TMPP] were calculated from experimental results. Solubilities of isobutane and cyclopropane in [HMIM][Tf₂N] are apparently smaller than those in [P(14)666][TMPP]. The effects of temperature, pressure and the number of carbon atoms in the hydrocarbons on the solubility were investigated in detail. A modified Krichevsky–Kasarnovsky equation was successfully applied to correlate the experimental results. The mean absolute relative deviations and the maximum absolute relative deviations are less than (2.4 and 4.6)%, respectively