Microheterogeniety in Aqueous Mixtures of Hydrophobic Solutes through Viscosity Studies

Abstract

Abstract Precise viscosity data for aqueous binary mixtures of ethylene glycol (EG), 2-methoxyethanol (ME), and 1,2-dimethoxyethane (DME) at different mole fractions and at various temperatures are presented. EG behaves as a structure breaker showing negative deviation in viscosity–composition curve. Hydrophobic solutes ME and DME showed typical maximum in viscosity–composition curve in water rich region; attributed to the existence of “microheterogeniety” in these mixtures.