Measurement, correlation and thermodynamic analysis of the solubility of dicyandiamide in three binary solvents

Dicyandiamide (DCD) is an important chemical raw material. The solid–liquid equilibrium solubility of DCD in three kinds of binary solvent mixtures (N,N-dimethylformamide (DMF) + ethanol, DMF + acetonitrile, DMF + acetone) at T = (283.15–––323.15) K was determined by gravimetric method. The thermodynamic parameters of DCD dissolution in solvents were studied. The solubility of DCD in the three groups of binary mixed solvents increases with the increase of temperature. In three binary mixed solvents, the solubility of DCD increases monotonically with the increase of DMF composition. The modified Apelblat model, van’t Hoff model, λh model, the nonrandom two-liquid (NRTL) model and the Apelblat-Jouyban-Acree model were used to correlate the solubility data. The results show that the modified Apelblat model have the best correlation with the solubility of DCD. The calculation of thermodynamic parameters during the dissolution process indicates that dissolution is exothermic and driven by both enthalpy and entropy. This work can provide reference for improving the crystallization process of DCD, as well as for improving the chemical production process using DCD as raw material.