Integral heats of solution

Heats of solution are dependent on concentration. The integral heat of solution at any given concentration is the cumulative heat released, or absorbed, in preparing the solution from pure solvent and solute. The integral heat of solution at infinite dilution is called the standard integral heat of solution

Tables of the integral heat of solution over a range of concentration, and plots of the integral heat of solution as a function of concentration, are given in the handbooks for many of the materials for which the heat of solution is likely to be significant in process design calculations.

The integral heat of solution can be used to calculate the heating or cooling required in the preparation of solutions