This work aims to report liquid–liquid
equilibrium (LLE)
experimental data for six ternary systems of interest in esterification
reactions, composed of water, oleic acid, and alcohols (ethanol, 1-propanol,
isopropanol, 1-butanol, 1-hexanol, and 1-octanol) at 313.15 K. The
tie lines were determined by quantification of components in biphasic
systems at distinct overall compositions. The experimental results showed that as the alcohol carbonic chain
length increases, its solubility decreases in the aqueous phase. The
experimental data were correlated with the NRTL and UNIQUAC models.
The overall deviations obtained between the experimental and calculated
values ranged from (0.27 to 1.29) % and from (0.40 to 1.40) % for
NRTL and UNIQUAC models, respectively, suggesting that both models
are able to describe the phase behavior of the investigated systems.
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