Chemistry Vita (Revised June 2023)

• Section Editor, Chemical Abstracts Service, 1960-1970
  
  
• Editorial Board, Solubility Data Series, IUPAC/Pergamon
  
  
• Titular Member, Commission V.8 on Solubility Data, IUPAC
  
  
• Member, Subcommission on Gas Solubility, IUPAC
  
  
• Editorial Board, Journal of Chemical and Engineering Data
  
  
• External Examiner for six Ph.D. theses from India, one from Canada, two from New Zealand, and two from South Africa
  
  
• Chairman, Symposium on Teaching Chemical Thermodynamics, ACS National Meeting
  
  
• President, Milton H. Erickson Society of Dayton
  
  
• Referee for Journal of Chemical Education, Journal of Chemical Thermodynamics, Analytical Chemistry, Journal of Chemical and Engineering Data, Journal of Physical Chemistry, Canadian Journal of Chemistry, Petroleum Research Fund, Research Corporation, Fluid Phase Equilibria, I&EC Process Design and Development, Journal of Solution Chemistry, CRC Press, I & EC Fundamentals, Office of Standard Reference Data, Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering, Science, Natural Sciences and Engineering Council of Canada, United States/Israel Binational Science Foundation, and many others.
  

• Outstanding Educator of America, 1973
  
  
• Senior Scholar to Australia, Fulbright Fellowship, 1979
  
  
• Award for Outstanding Teaching, College of Science and Engineering, Wright State University, 1979, 1993
  
  
• Named an Outstanding Engineer or Scientist in the Greater Dayton area for 1985 by the Affiliate Societies Council of the Engineering and Science Foundation of Dayton
  
  
• Wright State University Board of Trustees Award for Faculty Excellence, 1985
  
  
• Eastman Kodak Fellow, 1955
  
  
• Sigma Xi
  
  
• Phi Lambda Upsilon
  
  
• American Association For Advancement of Science Fellow
  
  
• International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC) Fellow
  
  
• National Council for Hypnotherapy Fellow (UK)
  
  

1. “Laboratory by Discussion,” J. Chem. Educ. 37, 257-8 (1960).
2. “A Note on the Use of Variable Voltage Transformers for Controlling Heaters,” J. Chem. Educ. 41, 104 (1964).
3. “Design and Construction of Potentiometers,” J. Chem. Educ. 42, 211-213 (1965).
4. “Editorially Speaking — On Lecturing: A Personal Commentary,” J. Chem. Educ. 43, 281-282 (1966).
5. “Provocative Opinion; Seminars: Learning or Lethargy,” J. Chem. Educ. 44, 682-683 (1967).
6. “Chemistry and the Sense of Wonder,” J. Chem. Educ. 46, 38-39 (1969).
7. “Provocative Opinion: Discipline or Permissiveness?” J. Chem. Educ. 48, 520-521 (1971).
8. “If It  Isn’t FUN, What Is It?” ERM Journal 5, 107 (1973).
9. “I HATE 22.4,” J. Chem. Educ. 51, 526-527 (1974).
10. “A Dynamic Lecture Demonstration of Dynamic Equilibrium,” J. Chem. Educ. 52, 55 (1975).
11. “Thermogoddamits,” ERM Journal 9, 17-18 (1976).
12. “Skits for General Chemistry,” J. Chem. Educ. 53, 502, (1976).
13. “Participatory Lecture Demonstrations,” J. Chem. Educ. 56, 39-41 (1979).
14. “Why Thermodynamics Should NOT be Taught in Freshman Chemistry,” J. Chem. Educ. 56, 520 521 (1979).
15. “The Importance of Being Impressive — The Opening Lecture,” J. Chem. Educ. 57, 67 (1980).
16. “Stirring Devices for Overhead Projector Demonstrations,” J. Chem. Educ. 57, 184 (1980), (with H.R. DuFour and J.L. Scott).
17. “Two Voyages of the Starship Chemterprise,” J. Chem. Ed. 58, 431 (1981).
18. “The Humanistic Psychology Movement and the Teaching of  Chemistry,” J. Chem. Ed. 60, 224-7 (1983).
19. “Giant Atomic and Molecular Models and Other Demonstration Devices,” J. Chem. Ed. 60, 485-8 (1983).
20. “The Importance of Being Eccentric,” J. Chem. Ed. 59, 584-5 (1982).
21. “Single Pan Balances, Buoyancy and Gravity or “A Mass of Confusion,” J. Chem. Ed. 61, 51-2 (1984), (with A.G. Williamson).
22. “The MINC Computer in the Physical Chemistry Laboratory,” J. Chem. Educ. 61, 530-1 (1984), (with G.S. Waldo and C.A. Schulze).
23. “Low Cost Immersion Heaters for Water Baths,” J. Chem.  Educ. 61, 563 (1984).
24. “Tradition! Full Stop.” Chemistry International. 1984. No. 1. 56-57.
25. “Expectations,” CHEM 13 NEWS, No. 156, 15-16,  Feb. 1985.
26. “A Safe Cell for Viewing the Critical Point of CO₂“, J. Chem. Educ. 64, 347 (1987),  (with B. Botch).
27. “An Overhead Projection Voltmeter,” J. Chem. Ed., 63, 400 (1986), (with B. Barnett and J.A. Pollock).
28. “Heating Values of Fuels, An Introductory Experiment,” J. Chem. Ed. 65, 554-5 (1988), (with  D. J. Karl  and T. R. Rettich).
29. “Permission.” J. Chem. Ed. 64, 904 (1987).
30. “The Student -Teacher Contract.” J. Humanistic Ed. 10, 34-6 (1986).
31. “An Inexpensive and Easily Constructed Device for Quantitative Conductivity Experiments,” J. Chem. Ed., 66, 168-9 (1989).  (with T. R. Rettich).
32. “A Practical and Inexpensive Set of Videotaped Demonstrations,” J. Chem. Ed., 67, 420-1 (1990), (with J. J. Fortman).
33. “The Human Salt Bridge,” J. Chem. Ed. 67, 156 (1990), (with P. Scharlin).
34. “A Safe and Inexpensive Device to Show the Conductivity of Solutions.” J. Chem. Ed., 68, 79 (1991).
35. “On the Importance of Being Passionate.” J. Chem. Ed., 67, 945 (1990).
36. “The Disco Analogy.” J. Chem. Ed., 68, 285 (1990).
37. “The Critical Point and the Number of Degrees of Freedom.” J. Chem. Ed. 68, 276 (1991).
38. “The Voltaic Pile.  A Stimulating General Chemistry Experiment,” J. Chem. Ed. 68, 665-6 (1991), (with P. Scharlin).
39. “Comments on the Safety of the Methanol Cannon,” J. Chem. Ed. 69, 172 (1992), (with J. J. Fortman).
40. “The Bird Scarer:  A Loud Demonstration,” J. Chem. Ed. 69, 64-5 (1992) (with N. Foote, J. M. Stott, and J. Arehart).
41. “On the Importance of Rote Learning” J. Chem. Ed. 69, 135-7 (1992).
42. “More Inexpensive Videotaped Demonstrations,” J. Chem. Educ. 69, 319-20 (1992), (with J.J. Fortman).
43. “Hydrogen Balloon Explosions,” J. Chem. Ed.  69, 921-3 (1992), (with B.S. Battino and P. Scharlin).
44. “The CoCl₂ Thermosiphon.” J. Chem. Ed. 70, 153-4 (1993).
45. “On the Importance of Being Polite,” J. Chem. Educ. 70, 562-3 (1993).
46. “The XXX In-The Bottle Trick Revisited,” Chem. 13 News, No. 230, April 1994, 3. (with L. S. Jutte and D. A. Dolson).
47. “The Repeating ‘Exploding’ Flask:  A Demonstration of Heterogeneous Catalysis.” J. Chem. Ed. 70, 1029-1030 (1993), (with T. M. Letcher and D. E. A. Rivett).
48. “Delayed Explosions.” J. Chem. Ed. 70, 1030-1033 (1993). (with B.S. Battino, Y. Li, and C. Llaguno).
49. “Collapsing Containers.” J. Chem. Ed. 71, 514-516 (1994). (with J. L. Brown).
50. “On the Teacher as Metaphor.” (1994). [Unpublished. Available from author – R. Battino.]
51. “The Potato Porcupine Overhead Projector Demonstration or the Metal Activity Series,” J. Chem. Ed. 70, 939-40 (1993), (with J. J. Fortman).
52. “The ‘Magic Flask’.” J. Chem. Ed. 72, 246-247 (1995), (with P. Scharlin and J. J. Fortman).
53. “Carbohydrate Dehydration Demonstrations.” J. Chem. Ed. 72, 927-929 (1995), (with D. A. Dolson, T. M. Letcher, K. H. Pegel, and N. Ravaprasadu).
54. “Methanol Cannon Demonstrations Revisited,” J. Chem. Ed. 72, 732-733 (1995), (with D. A. Dolson, M. E. Dolson, M. R. Hall, and L. S. Jutte).
55. “Videotaped Demonstrations of the Chemistry of Everyday Substances Available,” J. Chem. Ed. 72, 536 (1995),(with J. J. Fortman).
56. “Heating Values of Fuels,” Lab Base. (1995), (with T. R. Rettich and D. J. Karl).
57. “The Gibbs Function Controversy,” J. Chem. Ed. 73, 408-411 (1996), (with S. E. Wood).
58. “Glowing Veggies,” J. Chem. Ed. 73, 457-459 (1996),  (with P. Scharlin, A. A. Cleveland, and M. E. Thomas).
59. “The Incredible ‘Glowing’ Pickle et al.,” J. Chem. Ed. 73, 456-457 (1996),  (with P. M. Weiner).
60. “A Car Coil Tesla Coil.” J. Chem. Ed. 73, 817-818 (1996), (with M. A. Hall).
61. “Variations on the Spinning Flame Demonstration.” Chem. 13 News, 20-21, Sept. 1996.  (with J. J. Fortman, A. A. Cleveland, and M. E. Thomas).
62. “The ‘Burning’ Book — A Guide To Its Construction,” CHEM 13 News, 18, May 1996. (with J. J. Fortman).
63. “Gibbs Controversy” J. Chem. Educ. 74, 761 (1997), (with S. E. Wood).
64. “An Exceptional Theoretical Process,” J. Chem. Educ. 74, 256 (1997), (with S.E. Wood).
65. “A Brief History of Thermodynamic Notation.” J. Chem. Educ. 74, 304 (1997), (with S. E. Wood and L. E. Strong).
66. “Overhead Projector Voltmeter Aids,” J. Chem. Ed. 75, 577 (1998), (with M. R. Hall).
67. “Improvements on the leaky faucet demo.” Chem 13 News, Feb. 1999, pp. 8-9. (with R. Becker and S.L. Knoespel).
68. “Static electricity effects.” Chem 13 News, Dec. 1998, p. 5. (with K.E. Miliner II and M.E. London).
69. “Liquid nitrogen fountains.” Chem 13 News, Jan. 1999, p. 17. (with M.E. London and K.E. Miliner II).
70. “Gas Solubility.” McGraw-Hill Yearbook of Science and Technology. 2001. New York: McGraw-Hill (2000). pp. 170-171.
71. “Patter for the ‘Burning Book’ Demo.” Chem Club News (The Chemistry Teachers’ Club of New York). Nov. 2000, pp. 5-6.
72. “The Conductivity of Molten Materials,” J. Chem. Educ. 78, 1052-1054 (2001). (with M. E. Thomas, A. A. Cleveland, D. A. Dolson, & M. R. Hall).
73. “An Introduction to the Understanding of Solubility.” J. Chem. Ed., 78, 103-111(2001) (with T. M. Letcher).
74. “Explaining Entropy Pictorially.” J. Chem. Ed., 78, 311-312(2001). (with S.E. Wood).
75. “An introduction to the understanding of solubility” by Letcher, Trevor M.; Battino, Rubin; from Journal of Chemical Education (2001), 78(1), 103-111.
76. “Explaining entropy pictorially” by Wood, Scott E.; Battino, Rubin; from Journal of Chemical Education (2001), 78(3), 311-312.
77. “On the importance of ideality” by Battino, Rubin; Wood, Scott E.; Williamson, Arthur G.; from Journal of Chemical Education (2001), 78(10), 1364-1368.
78. “The purification of water by freeze-thaw or zone melting” by Oughton, James; Xu, Silas; Battino, Rubin; from Journal of Chemical Education (2001), 78(10), 1373-1374.
79. “Demonstrating endothermic reactions” by Letcher, Trevor M.; Battino, Rubin; from Education in Chemistry (2004), 41(4), 104-105, 109.
80. “‘Mysteries’ of the first and second laws of thermodynamics” by Battino, Rubin, from Journal of Chemical Education (2007), 84(5), 753-755.
81. “Enthalpy of Vaporization and Vapor Pressures: An Inexpensive Apparatus” by Battino, Rubin; Dolson, David A.; Hall, Michael R.; Letcher, Trevor M.; from Journal of Chemical Education (2007), 84(5), 822-825.
82. “Easy-to-make cryophoruses” by Battino, Rubin; Letcher, Trevor M.; from Journal of Chemical Education (2008), 85(4), 561-564
83. “Fabrication and Testing of Heat Pipes” by Logan, D.; Battino, R.; Thermal Fluids Central. 5 pp. www.thermalfluidscentral.org/encyclopedia/index.php/Fabrication.
84. Battino, R. “Skits for General Chemistry,” J. Chem. Ed. website.
85. “Secrets of Successful Demonstrating. Hints for Chemical Demonstrators.” (with J. J. Fortman). [Unpublished. Available from author – R. Battino.]
86. “Chemical Thermodynamics — A Practical Wonderland”
    By Battino, R.; Letcher, T. M. from Thermo (2022), 2(1), 84-89.
87. Battino, R. Chemical Education — A Retrospective. J. Educational Sciences Research. Vol. 12, 11 pp., (2022). JESR EBAD (open access as HTML).

1. “The Solubility of Helium, Neon, Argon, and Krypton in Some Hydrocarbon Solvents,” J. Phys. Chem. 61, 1078-1082 (1957), (with H.L. Clever, J.H. Saylor, and P.M. Gross).
2. “The Solubilities of the Rare Gases in Some Simple Benzene Derivatives,” J. Phys. Chem. 62, 1334-1337 (l958), (with J.H. Saylor).
3. “Refractive Index and Dispersion of the Benzene-Methanol System,” J. Chem. Phys. 32, 1389-93 (1960), (with S.E.Wood and S. Langer).
4. “On the Recalculation of the Potential Curves for the Ground States of I₂ and H₂,” J. Chem. Phys. 39, 2226-8 (1963), (with S. Weissman and J.T. Vanderslice).
5. “On the Calculation of Potential Curves by the Rydberg-Klein-Rees Method. I. Experimental Limitations, Extrapolation Procedures, and Applications to the Third Group Hydrides,” J. Chem. Phys. 42, 3222-3229 (1965), (with M.L. Ginter).
6. “The Solubility of Gases in Liquids,” Chem. Rev. 66, 395-463 (1966), (with H.L. Clever).
7. “Apparatus for the Rapid Degassing of Liquids,” Anal.Chem. 38, 1627-1629 (1966), (with F.D. Evans).
8. “Thermodynamics of Binary Solutions of Nonelectrolytes with 2,2,4-Trimethylpentane. I. Volume of Mixing (25°C) and Vapor-Liquid Equilibrium (35-75°C) with Cyclohexane,” J. Phys. Chem. 70, 3408-3416 (1966).
9. “Thermodynamics of Binary Solutions of Nonelectrolytes with 2,2,4-Trimethylpentane. II. Phase Equilibrium Study with Cyclohexane and a New Cooling Curve Apparatus,” J.Phys. Chem. 70, 3417-3419 (1966), (with G.W. Allison).
10. “Preparation of Very Pure Hexafluorobenzene (99.99%) by Directional Freezing,” Anal. Chem. 40, 224-226 (1968), (with F.D. Evans and M. Bogan).
11. “Apparatus for the Rapid Degassing of Liquids, Part II,” Anal. Chim. Acta 43, 518-520 (1968), (with F.D. Evans and M. Bogan).
12. “Thermodynamics of Binary Solutions of Nonelectrolytes with 2,2,4-Trimethylpentane. III. Volumes of Mixing with Cyclohexane (10-80°C) and Carbon Tetrachloride (10-80°C),” J. Phys. Chem. 72, 4496-4502 (1968), (with E.L. Washington).
13. “Thermodynamics of Binary Solutions of Nonelectrolytes with 2,2,4-Trimethylpentane. IV. Vapor-Liquid Equilibrium (35-75°C) and Volume of Mixing (25°C) with Carbon Tetrachloride,” J. Phys. Chem. 72, 4503-4508 (1968).
14. “The Solubilities of Seven Gases in Olive Oil with Reference to Theories of Transport Through the Cell Membrane,” J. Amer. Oil Chem. Soc. 45, 830-833 (1968), (with F.D. Evans and W.F. Danforth).
15. “Potential Energy Curves for the He₂ Molecules,” J. Chem. Phys. 52, 4469-4474 (1970), (with M.L. Ginter).
16. “Volume Changes on Mixing for Binary Mixtures of Liquids,” Chem. Rev. 71, 5-45 (1971).
17. “Apparatus for the Rapid Degassing of Liquids, Part III,” Anal. Chem. 43, 806-807 (1971), (with M. Banzhof, M. Bogan, and E. Wilhelm).
18. “The Solubility of Gases in Liquids. I. The Solubility of a Series of Fluorine Containing Gases in Several Non-polar Solvents,” J. Chem. Thermodyn. 3, 379-392 (1971, (with E. Wilhelm).
19. “The Solubility of Gases in Liquids. II. The Solubility of He, Ne, Ar, Kr, N₂, O₂, CO, and CO₂ in 2-Methyl-l-Propanol (1-55°C),” J. Chem. Thermodyn. 3, 743-751 (1971), (with F.D. Evans, W.E. Danforth, and E. Wilhelm).
20. “The Solubility of Gases in Liquids. III. The Solubilities of Gases in Hexafluorobenzene and Benzene,” J. Chem. Thermodyn. 3, 753-760 (1971), (with F.D. Evans).
21. “The Solubility of Gases in Liquids. IV. Calculations on Gas Solubilities in Hexafluorbenzene and Benzene,” J. Chem. Thermodyn., 3, 761-768 (1971), (with E. Wilhelm).
22. “Estimation of Lennard-Jones (6,12) Pair Potential Parameters from Gas Solubility Data,” J. Chem. Phys. 55, 4012-4017 (1971), (with E. Wilhelm).
23. “On Solvophobic Interaction,” J. Chem. Phys. 56, 563-566 (1972), (with E. Wilhelm).
24. “Binary Gaseous Diffusion Coefficients. I. Methane and Carbon Tetrafluoride with n-Hexane, n-Heptane, n-Octane, and 2,2,4-Trimethylpentane at One Atmosphere Pressure (10-70° C),” J. Chem. Eng. Data 77, 187-189 (1972), (with E. Wilhelm).
25. “The Solubility of Gases in Liquids. 5. The Solubility of N₂, O₂, CO and CO₂ in Cyclohexane at 283 to 313 K,” J. Chem. Thermodyn. 5, 117-120 (1973), (with E. Wilhelm).
26. “Thermodynamic Functions of the Solubilities of Gases in Liquids at 25°C,” Chem. Rev. 73, 1-9 (1973), (with E.Wilhelm).
27. “Effects of Various Gases on the pH of Water,” J. Phys. Chem. 77, 826-828 (1973), (with G.H. Fricke and R.L. Carpenter).
28. “On the Calculation of Heats of Vaporization from Hard Sphere Equation of State,” J. Chem. Phys. 58, 3561-3564 (1973), (with E. Wilhelm).
29. “The Solubility of Gases in Liquids,” Chap. VII, A.Weissberger. ed., Techniques of Chemistry, Vol. 8, part 1, “Solutions and Solubilities, ed., M.R.J. Dack, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York, 1975, pp. 380-441, (with H.L. Clever).
30. “Binary Gaseous Diffusion Coefficients. II. Methane and Carbon Tetrafluoride with Cyclohexane, Methylcyclohexane, Benzene, and Toluene at 1 Atm at 10-70°C, J. Chem. Eng. Data 19, 245-247 (1974), (with E.Wilhelm and R.L. Carpenter).
31. “Binary Gaseous Diffusion Coefficients. III. SF₆ with Benzene, Toluene, Cyclohexane, and Methylcyclohexane, 10 to 70°C,” Monatshefte 106, 347-353 (1975), (with E. Wilhelm).
32. “Binary Gaseous Diffusion Coefficients. IV. Sulfur Hexafluoride with n-Hexane, n-Heptane, n-Octane, and 2,2,4-Trimethylpentane at 1 atm at 10-70°C,” J. Chem. Eng. Data 20, 399-402 (1975).
33. “The Solubility of Gases in Liquids. 6. The Solubility of O₂, N₂, CH₄, CO, CO₂ and CF₄ in Toluene and Methylcyclohexane, 10 to 40°C,” J. Chem. Thermodyn. 6, 237-243 (1974), (with L.R. Field and E. Wilhelm).
34. “The Solubility of Gases in Liquids. 7. The Solubilities of N₂, O₂, Ar, CO, CO₂, and c-C₃H₆ in Benzene and Isobutanol Solutions of Cholesterol, Lecithin, and Cephalin at 37.5°C,” J. Chem. Thermodyn. 6, 245 250 (1974), (with J.E. Byrne and W.F. Danforth).
35. “The Solubility of Gases in Liquids. 8. Solubility of He, Ne, Ar, Kr, CO₂, CH₄ and SF₆ in o-, m-, and p- Xylene at 283 to 3l3 K,“J. Chem. Thermodyn. 7, 515-522 (1975), (with J.E. Byrne and E. Wilhelm).
36. “The Solubility of Gases in Liquids. 9. Solubility of He, Ne, Ar, Kr, N₂, O₂, CO, CO₂, CH₄, and SF₆ in some Dimethylcyclohexanes at 298 to 313 K,” J. Chem. Thermodyn. 8, l97-202 (1976), (with E.B. Geller and E. Wilhelm).
37. “The Solubility of Gases in Liquids. 10. The Solubility of He, Ne, Ar, Kr, N₂, O₂, CO, CO₂, CH₄, CF₄, and SF₆ in Cyclooctane at 289 to 313 K,” J. Chem. Thermodyn. 9, 111-115 (1977), (with R.J. Wilcock and E. Wilhelm).
38. “The Low-Pressure Solubility of Gases in Liquid Water,” Chem. Rev. 77, 219-262 (1977), (with R.J. Wilcock and E. Wilhelm).
39. “Lowering of the Saturation Solubility of Oxygen by the Presence of Another Gas,” Nature 252, 614-615 (1974), (with R.J. Wilcock).
40. “Solubility Data Project — Compilation and Critical Evaluation of Solubility Data in All Physical Systems,” CODATA Bulletin 21, 74-77 (1976), (with A.S.Kertes, H.L. Clever, S.S. Davis, W. Gerrard, G.K. Sigworth, and C.L. Young).
41. “The Solubility of Gases in Liquids. ll. The Solubility of He, Ne, Ar, Kr, O₂, N₂, CO, CO₂, CH₄, CF₄, and SF₆ in n-Octane, 1-Octanol, n-Decane, and 1-Decanol at 1 atm and 283 to 313 K,” J. Chem. Thermodyn. 10, 817-822 (1978), (with R.J. Wilcock, W.F. Danforth, and E. Wilhelm).
42. “The Solubility of Gases in Liquids. 12. The Solubility of He, Ne, Ar, Kr, O₂, N₂, CO, CO₂, CH₄, CF₄ and SF₆, in Octamethylcyclotetrasiloxane at 1 atm and 292 to 313 K, “Fluid Phase Equilibrium 2, 225-230 (1978), (with R.J. Wilcock, J. McHale, and E. Wilhelm).
43. “An Isothermal Displacement Calorimeter for the Measurement of the Enthalpy of Solution of Gases,” Aust. J. Chem. 33, 1997-2003 (1980), (with K.N. Marsh).
44. “The Solubility of Gases in Liquids. 13. The High Precision Solubility of Methane and Ethane in Water 275-328 K and 1 atm,” J. Phys. Chem. 85, 3230-7 (l981), (with T. Rettich, P. Handa, E. Wilhelm).
45. “The Solubility of Gases in Liquids. 14. The Solubility of Several Halocarbon Gases in Water,” J. Chem. Eng. Data 27, 324-6 (1982), (with T. Park, T. Rettich, D. Peterson, E. Wilhelm).
46. “The Partial Molar Volumes of Some Nineteen Gases in Water at 298 K,” J. Chem. Eng. Data 27, 22-4 (1982), (with J. Moore, T. Rettich, P. Handa, E. Wilhelm).
47. “The Solubility of Oxygen and Ozone in Liquids,” J. Phys. Chem. Ref. Data 12, 163-78 (1983), (with T. Tominaga and T.R. Rettich)
48. “The Solubility of Gases in Liquids. 15. The Solubility of Carbon Monoxide in Water 275 to 323 K,” Ber. Bunsen Ges. Phys. Chem. 86, 1128-32 (1982), (with T. Rettich, E. Wilhelm).
49. “Mixed Second Virial Coefficients for n-Hexane, Benzene, and Cyclohexane 298-398 K,” J. Chem. Thermodyn. 15, 83-8 (1983), (with R. Malhotra, A.G. Williamson, P.J. McElroy).
50. “The Ostwald Coefficient of Gas Solubility,” J. Fluid Phase Equilibria 15, 231-40 (1984).
51. “The Solubility of Gases in Liquids. 16. Henry Coefficients for the High-Precision Solubility of Nitrogen in Pure Liquid Water 283 to 343 K.” J. Soln. Chem. 13, 335-48 (1984), (with T. Rettich and E. Wilhelm).
52. “The Solubility of Nitrogen and Air in Liquids,” J. Phys. Chem. Ref. Data 13, 563-600 (1984), (with T.R. Rettich and T. Tominaga).
53. “Tradition! Full Stop,” Chemistry International, 56-7 (1984).
54. “Solubilization of Methane, Ethane, Propane and n-Butane in Aqueous Solutions of Sodium Dodecyl Sulfate,” J. Soln. Chem. 14, 245-253 (1985), (with A. Ben-Naim)
55. “Evaluation of Gas Solubility Data: Some General Problems with Examples from the Solubility of Argon, Methane, and Hydrogen Chloride in Various Solvents, “The Role of Data in Scientific Progress, P.S. Glaeser (ed.), Elsevier Science Publishers B.U. (North- Holland), 209-16 (1985), (with H.L. Clever)
56. “The Solubility of Gases in Liquids. 17. The Solubility of Gases in Carbon Tetrachloride.” J. Chem. Eng. Data., 31, 175-180 (l986), (with T. Tominaga, E. Wilhelm, R.D. Dixon and B. Gorowara).
57. Binary Gaseous Diffusion Coefficients. 5. Cyclooctane and trans-1,2-Dimethylcyclohexane with Helium, Argon, Methane, and Sulfur Hexafluoride at 1 atm and 313 to 343 K.” J. Chem. Eng. Data 32, 191-3 (1987), (with T. Park, T. R. Rettich and E. Wilhelm.).
58. “Binary Gaseous Diffusion Coefficients. VI. Chlorobenzene, 1,2-Dichlorobenzene, 1,3-Dichlorobenzene, 1,1,1-Trichlorobenzene, Tetrachloroethene, 1,4-Dioxane, and Octamethylcyclotetrasiloxane with Air at 1 atm 283 to 343 K.” J. Mater. Phys. Chem. 15, 397-410 (1987), (with T. Park, T. R. Rettich, and E. Wilhelm).
59. “Binary Gaseous Diffusion Coefficients. 7. Tetrachloroethene and 1,1,1-Trichloroethane with Methane and Tetrafluoromethane at 100 kPa and 283-343 K,” J. Chem. Eng. Data 33, 479-81 (1988), (with T. Tominaga, T. Park, T. R. Rettich, and E. Wilhelm).
60. “The High-Precision Solubility of Gases in Liquid Water at ca. Atmospheric Pressure and Temperature from about 273 to 333 K,” Rev. Anal. Chem. 9, 131-50 (1989).
61. “Compression Factor Measurement of Methane, Carbon Dioxide, and (methane + carbon dioxide) Using a Weighing Method.” J. Chem. Thermo. 21 ,1287-1300 (1989), (with P. J. McElroy and M. Dowd).
62. “Compression-Factor Measurements on Ethane and (Ethane + Carbon Dioxide) Using a Direct Method.” J. Chem. Thermo. 22, 505-12 (1990), (with P. J. McElroy and M. K. Dowd).
63. “Solubility of 13 Nonpolar Gases in Deuterium Oxide at 288 to 313 K and 101-325 KPa. Thermodynamics of Transfer of Nonpolar Gases from H₂O to D₂O.” J. Soln. Chem. 21, 67-91 (1992) (with P. Scharlin).
64. “The Solubility of Gases in Liquids. 18. The Solubility of Argon in Water 275 to 3l8 K,” J. Soln. Chem. 21, 987-1004 (1992), (with T.R. Rettich and E.Wilhelm).
65. “Excess Molar Volumes and Excess Molar Enthalpies of [x{0.5 CH₃(CH₂)_k-2 CH₃ + 0.5 CH₃(CH₂)_l-2 CH₃} + (1-x) CH₃(CH₂)_m-2CH₃] at the Temperature 298.15 K,” J. Chem. Thermo, 24, 1229-1232 (1992), (with T. M. Letcher, J. Mercer-Chalmers, and B.A.J. Bean).
66. “Excess Molar Enthalpies and Excess Molar Volumes of Mixtures of Cycloalkanes and Pseudo-cycloalkanes,” Thermochim. Acta 224, 39-42 (1993). (with T. M. Letcher, J. D. Mercer-Chalmers, and U. P. Govender).
67. “The Solubility of Gases in Liquids. 20. The Solubility of He, Ne, Ar, Kr, Xe, SF₆, CH₄, CF₄, O₂, and N₂ in the 1-Alkanols C₁ to C₁₁ at 298 K.” J. Chem. Eng. Data 38, 611-616 (1993), (with S. Bo and E. Wilhelm).
68. “Solubility of CCl₂F₂, CClF₃, CF₄, and c-C₄F₈ in H₂O and D₂O at 288 to 318 K and 101.325 kPa. Thermodynamics of Transfer of Gases from H₂O to D₂O,” Fluid Phase Equil. 91, 137-147 (1994), (with P. Scharlin).
69. “Solubility of CCl₂F₂, CClF₃, CF₄, and CH₄ in Water and Seawater at 288.15 to 303.15 and 101.325 Pa.” J. Chem. Eng. Data. 40, 167-169 (1995), (with P. Scharlin).
70. “The Solubility of Gases in Liquids. 20. The Solubility of He, Ne, Ar, Kr, SF₆, CH₄, CF₄, O₂, and N₂ in the n Alkanes C₆ to C₁₆ at 298 K.” J. Chem. Eng. Data 41, 195-201 (1996), (with P. J. Hesse, P.Scharlin, E. Wilhelm).
71. “Solubility of gases in water: Correlation between solubility and the number of water molecules in the first solvation shell.” Pure & Appl. Chem. 70, 1895-1904 (1998). (with P. Scharlin, E. Silla, I. Tunon, and J. L. Pascual-Ahuir).
72. “Solubility of gases in liquids. 22. High-precision determination of Henry constants for oxygen in liquid water from T = 274 to 328 K.” J. Chem. Thermodyn., 32, 1145-1156(2000) (with T.R. Rettich and E. Wilhelm).
73. “Solubility of gases in liquids. 21. Solubility of He, Ne, Ar, Kr, N2, O2, CH4, CF4, and SF6 in 2,2,4-trimethylpentane at T = 298.15 K.” J. Chem. Thermodyn., 31, 1175-1181(1999) (with P.J. Hesse, P. Scharlin, and E. Wilhelm).
74. “A Brief History of Thermodynamics Terminology and Notation,” in Drug-Receptor Thermodynamics: Introduction and Applications. Ed. R.B. Raffa. John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. (2001) pp. 55-59.
75. “Partial Molar Volumes of 13 Gases in Water at 298.15 K and 303.15 K.” J. Chem. Eng. Data, 46, 331-332(2001). (with Tongliang Zhou).
76. “Gas Solubility.” in McGraw-Hill Yearbook of Science & Technology 2001. pp. 170-171. New York: The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
77. “Temperature Measurement,” in McGraw-Hill Yearbook of Science & Technology 2004. pp. 350-352. New York: The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
78. “Solubility of Gases in Liquids.” Wiley Series in Solution Chemistry (2003), 6 (Experimental Determination of Solubilities), 101-150. Eds. R.P.T. Tomkins and G.T. Hefter. (with H.L. Clever).
79. “IUPAC-NIST Solubility Data Series. 80. Gaseous Fluorides of Boron, Nitrogen, Sulfur, Carbon, and Silicon, and Solid Xenon Fluorides in all Solvents.” J. Phys. Chem. Ref. Data, 34, 201-438(2005). (with H.L. Clever, B. Jaselskis, Y.P. Yampolskii, P. Scharlin, and C.L. Young).
80. Battino Rubin; Seybold Paul G Solubility correlations. Part 1. Simultaneous fitting of both solute and solvent properties. Chemistry & biodiversity (2007), 4(11), 2547-54.
81. Clever, H. Lawrence; Battino, Rubin; Jaselskis, Bruno; Yampol'skii, Yuri P.; Scharlin, Pirketta; Young, Colin L. IUPAC-NIST Solubility Data Series. 80. Gaseous Fluorides of Boron, Nitrogen, Sulfur, Carbon, and Silicon and Solid Xenon Fluorides in all Solvents. Journal of Physical and Chemical Reference Data (2005), 34(1), 201-438.
82. Clever, H. Lawrence; Battino, Rubin; Jaselskis, Bruno; Yampol'skii, Yuri P.; Scharlin, Pirketta; Young, Colin L. IUPAC-NIST Solubility Data Series. 80. Gaseous fluorides of boron, nitrogen, sulfur, carbon, and silicon and solid xenon fluorides in all solvents. [Erratum to document cited in CA143:160456]. Journal of Physical and Chemical Reference Data (2005), 34(4), 2347-2349.
83. Battino, Rubin; Clever, H. Lawrence. The solubility of gases in water and seawater. Developments and Applications in Solubility (2007), 66-77.
84. Battino, Rubin; Seybold, Paul G. Simultaneous fitting of both solute and solvent properties. Chemistry & Biodiversity (2007), 4(11), 2547-2554.
85. Battino, R.; Clever, H.L. The Solubility of Gases in Water and Seawater. Developments and Applications in Solubility. Ed. T.M. Letcher. Royal Society of Chemistry, Cambridge, UK. (2007), 66-77.
86. Battino, R. Do-It-Yourself Gas Chromatography. Chemical Heritage, Summer 2007, p. 37.
87. Letcher, T.M., Battino, R., Salminen, J., Introduction. Future Energy: Improved, Sustainable and Clean Options for our Planet. T.M. Letcher (Ed.). Amsterdam: Elsevier (2008) pp. xv-xvii.
88. Battino, R., Thermodynamics Works! Enthalpy and Heat Capacity Changes on Solution from Gas Solubility Data. J. Chem. Eng. Data (2009). 54(2), 301-304.
89. Campanell, F.C.; Battino, R.; Seybold, P.G. On the Role of Solute Polarizability in Determining the Solubilities of Gases in Liquids. J. Chem. Eng. Data (2010). 55(1), 37-40.
90. Wilhelm, E.; Battino, R. Partial Molar Heat Capacity Changes of Gases Dissolved in Liquids. E. Wilhelm & T.M. Letcher (Eds.) Heat Capacities (2010). 457-471.
91. Battino, R.; Seybold, P.G.; Campanell, F.C. J. Chem. Eng. Data, Correlations Involving the Solubility of Gases in Water at 298.15 K and 101325 Pa. (2011), 56(4), 727-732.
92. Battino, R.; Seybold, P.G. The O2/N2 Ratio Gas Solubility Mystery. J. Chem. Eng Data (2011), 56(12), 5036-5044.
93. Wilhelm, E.; Battino, R. Partial Molar Volumes of Gases Dissolved in Liquids. E. Wilhelm & T. M. Letcher (Eds.), Volume Properties (2015), 273-306.
94. Battino, R.; Rettich, T. R.; Wilhelm, E. Monatshefte fuer Chemie (2018), 149(2), 219-230. Gas Solubilities in Liquid Water Near the Temperature of the Density Maximum, Tmax(H2O) = 273.13 K.
95. Battino, R. J. Chem. Thermo. (2018), 120, 120-122. An Appreciation of the Chemistry Contributions of Professor T. M. Letcher.
96. Battino, R. J. Chem. Thermo. (2018), 123, 74-78. Comments on the Teaching of Chemistry, Doing Chemistry Demonstrations, and a Passion for Chemical Thermodynamics.
97. Clever, H. L., Battino, R., Miyamoto, H., Yampolski, Y., and Young, C. L. J. Phys. Chem. Ref. Data, Vol. 43, No. 3, 2014. 1-209. IUPAC-NIST Solubility Data Series. 103. Oxygen and Ozone in Water, Aqueous Solutions, and Organic Liquids (Supplement to Solubility Data Series Volume 7). [H. L. Clever, Editor & Evaluator; R. Battino, Associate Editor & Evaluator.]
98. Wilhelm, E.; Battino, R. Low-Pressure Solubility of Gases in Liquids. In Gibbs Energy and Helmholtz Energy. Liquids, Solutions and Vapours, ed. E. Wilhelm and T.M. Letcher, The Royal Society of Chemistry, London, UK, 2022, ch. 2, pp. 121-168.
99. Battino, R.; Wilhelm, E.; Rettich, T.R. “Solubility of Gases in Liquids. 23: High Precision Determination of Henry's Law Constants of Propane Dissolved in Water from T=278 K to T=318 K” (Journal of Solution Chemistry 53, 28-42 (2024).

1. Thermodynamics — an Introduction, Academic Press, Inc., New York (1968). 330 pp. (with S. E. Wood)
2. Oxygen and Ozone, IUPAC Solubility Data Series, Editor, R. Battino, Vol. 7, 519 pp. (1981).
3. Nitrogen and Air, IUPAC Solubility Data Series, Editor, R. Battino, Vol. 10, 570 pp. (1982).
4. The Thermodynamics of Chemical Systems, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, U.K. (1990) 433 pp. (with S. E. Wood).

A. Critical Evaluations

1. “The Solubility of Gases in Liquids,” prefatory material five pages long that appears in each volume on gas solubility (with H. L. Clever and C. L. Young).
2. “Helium in Water,” vol. 1, pp. 1-4 (1979).
3. “Neon in Water,” vol. 1, pp. 125-6 (1979).
4. “Krypton in Water,” vol. 2, pp. 1-3 (1979).
5. “Xenon in Water,” vol. 2, pp. 134-6 (1979).
6. “Radon in Water,” vol. 2, pp. 227-9 (1979).
7. “Argon in Water,” vol. 4, pp. 1-4 (1980).
8. “Argon in Heavy Water,” vol. 4, pp. 20-1 (1980).
9. “Hydrogen in Water,” vol. 5/6, pp. 1-3 (1981).
10. “Oxygen in Water,” vol. 7, pp. 1-5 (1981).
11. “Oxygen in the n-Alkanes,” vol. 7, pp. 214-5 (1981).
12. “Oxygen in Benzene,” vol. 7, pp. 250-1 (1981).
13. “Nitrous Oxide in Water,” vol. 8, pp. 1-2 (1981).
14. “Nitric Oxide in Water,” vol. 8, pp. 260-l (1981).
15. “Ethane in Water,” vol. 9, pp. 1-2 (1982).
16. “Nitrogen in Water,” vol. 10, pp. 1-4 (1982).
17. “Nitrogen in the n-Alkanes and 2,2,4-Trimethylpentane,” vol. 10, pp. 119-22 (1982).
18. “Nitrogen in Benzene and Toluene,” vol. 10, pp. 162 (1982).
19. “Nitrogen in Alcohols,” vol. 10, pp. 174-8 (1982).
20. “Nitrogen in Acetone,” vol. 10, pp. 216 (1982).
21. “Nitrogen in Olive Oil,” vol. 10, pp. 279 (1982).
22. “Sulfur Dioxide in Water,” vol. 12, pp. 3-5 (1983).
23. “Propane in Water,” vol. 24, pp. 1-2 (1986).
24. “n-Butane in Water,” vol. 24, pp. 16-7 (1986).
25. “Propane and n-Butane in Heavy Water,” vol. 24, pp. 54 (1986).
26. “2-Methylpropane in Water,” vol. 24, pp. 34 (1986).
27. “Methane in Water,” vol. 27/28, pp. 1-6 (1987).
28. “Methane in Water between 0.5 and 200 MPa,” vol. 27/28, pp. 24-28 (1987).
29. “Methane in Heavy Water,” vol. 27/28, pp. 45-6 (1987).
30. “Carbon Monoxide in Water,” vol. 43, pp. 1-2 (1990).
31. “Ethene in Water” (1995).

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