Theoretical evidence for inconsistencies in experimental bubble nucleation rates of propane CO2 and R22 CO2 mixtures

A binary formulation of the classical nucleation theory (CNT) is developed for homogeneous bubble nucleation in systems composed of a liquid solvent and a dissolved gas. The CNT predictions coincide with experimental nucleation data from the literature for diethylether N2 and isobutane CO2 mixtures, while several inconsistencies are identified for propane CO2 and R22 CO2 experimental datasets.