Diffusion Coefficients of CO₂ and N₂ in Water at Temperatures between 298.15 K and 423.15 K at Pressures up to 45 MPa

Abstract

We report measurements of the diffusion coefficients of CO2 and N2 in pure water at temperatures between (298.15 and 423.15) K and pressures between (15 and 45) MPa. The measurements were made by the Taylor dispersion method and have a standard relative uncertainty of 2.3 %. The results were found to be essentially independent of pressure over the range investigated and a simple relation, based on the Stokes–Einstein equation, is proposed to correlate the experimental data. Some experimental difficulties arising in the measurement of the diffusivities of slightly soluble acid-gas solutes such as CO2 in water are also discussed.