The thermal conductivities of selected deep eutectic solvents (DESs) were determined using the modified transient plane source (MTPS) method over the temperature range from 295 K to 363 K at atmospheric pressure. The results were found to range from 0.198 W·m-1·K-1 to 0.250 W·m-1·K-1. Various empirical and thermodynamic correlations present in literature, including the group contribution method and mixing correlations, were used to model the thermal conductivities of these DES at different temperatures. The predictions of these correlations were compared and consolidated with the reported experimental values. In addition, the thermal conductivities of DES mixtures with water over a wide range of compositions at 298 K and atmospheric pressure were measured. The standard uncertainty in thermal conductivity was estimated to be less than ± 0.001 W·m-1·K-1 and ± 0.05 K in temperature. The results indicated that DES have significant potential for use as heat transfer fluids.
Keywords: choline chloride; deep eutectic solvent; group contribution; ionic liquids; thermal conductivity.