Experime
ntal results for the solubility of tetrafluorometha
ne (CF
4, R14) i
n the io
nic liquid 1-hexyl-3-methylimidazolium bis(trifluoromethylsulfo
nyl)amide ([hmim][Tf
2N]) are prese
nted for temperatures betwee
n293.3 a
nd 413.3 K, at pressures (gas molalities) up to 9.6 MPa (0.22 mol kg
-1). The experime
ntal resultswere determi
ned with a high-pressure view-cell tech
nique operati
ng o
n the sy
nthetic method. The experime
ntaldata were used to determi
ne He
nry's co
nsta
nt of tetrafluorometha
ne i
n [hmim][Tf
2N]. The results for theHe
nry's co
nsta
nt (at zero pressure) are correlated (o
n the molality scale) withi
n the experime
ntal u
ncertai
nty(i.e., about 1.1%) by l
n(
nals/jpcbfk/112/i10/eq
n/jp076737te10001.gif">/MPa) = 7.537 - 893.8/(
T/K) - 0.003977(
T/K). He
nry's law was alsoexte
nded to describe the gas solubility at higher pressures. Furthermore, a cubic equatio
n of state was usedto correlate the gas solubility over the e
ntire ra
nge of experime
ntally i
nvestigated temperature a
nd pressure.Both methods proved suited for a reliable correlatio
n of the
new experime
ntal data.