Research Article

A Thermodynamics Study on the Tetrahydrofuran Effect in Exfoliated Graphite Nanoplatelets and Activated Carbon Mixtures at Temperatures between 293.15 and 308.15 K

Table 4

Experimental values of the densities ρ, speeds of sound c, and refractive indices nD at various temperatures T and specific concentrations C of xGnP for the system xGnP + THF.a

T (K)ρ (kg·m−3)c (m·s−1)nDρ (kg·m−3)c (m·s−1)nD

C (kg·m−3) = 0C (kg·m−3) = 20
293.15887.621303.651.40731887.761303.601.40691
298.15882.161279.381.40464882.331279.431.40423
303.15876.641255.241.40198876.851255.301.40156
308.15871.141231.101.39932871.321231.211.39895
C (kg·m−3) = 40C (kg·m−3) = 60
293.15887.881303.571.40663888.061303.561.40671
298.15882.441279.471.40394882.581279.491.40399
303.15876.951255.351.40121877.111255.381.40131
308.15871.441231.261.3988871.641231.311.39881
C (kg·m−3) = 80C (kg·m−3) = 100
293.15888.221303.571.40697888.311303.591.40772
298.15882.781279.481.40428882.891279.461.40498
303.15877.341255.361.40161877.411255.321.40241
308.15871.781231.291.39905871.891231.271.39980

aC (kg·m−3) is the specific concentration of xGnP in THF solvent. Standard uncertainties (u) are u(T) = 0.001 K for ρ and c and u(T) = 0.01 K for nD, and the combined expanded uncertainties (Uc) are Uc(ρ) = 0.01 kg·m−3, Uc(c) = 0.1 m·s−1 (level of confidence = 0.95, k = 2), and Uc(nD) = 0.00001.