No abstract

No abstract

No abstract

In this work, the effects of N-methyl pyrrolidone, N,N-dimethylformamide, cyclohexanol, butyl butyrate, and N-formylmorpholine on the separation efficiency of a p-xylene and 1-pentanol azeotropic system are investigated, and the best solvent is selected from these solvents. The vapor–liquid equilibrium data of binary systems of 1-pentanol + butyl butyrate, 1-pentanol + N-formylmorpholine, and p-xylene + butyl butyrate are measured using a modified Rose-type circulating still under 101.3 kPa. In order to check the thermodynamic consistency of the experimental vapor–liquid equilibrium data, the Herington and Van Ness methods are used. In addition, the nonrandom two-liquid, universal quasichemical, and Wilson models are used to correlate the experimental data of binary systems, and the interaction parameters of binary systems are obtained.

Isoamyl butyrate is a common food additive. Water will be generated by esterification reaction in the process of its formation. Cyclohexane, n-hexane, and n-heptane are often selected as entrainers to remove water and promote the reaction. In this work, the vapor–liquid equilibrium data of the binary systems of isoamyl alcohol + isoamyl butyrate, cyclohexane + isoamyl butyrate, n-hexane + isoamyl butyrate, and n-heptane + isoamyl butyrate were determined by using a modified Rose vapor recirculating-type equilibrium still at 101.3 kPa. Fredenslund test and Van Ness point test methods are used to verify the thermodynamic consistency of the experimental vapor–liquid equilibrium data. In addition, three classical activity coefficient models, Wilson, NRTL, and UNIQUAC, were used to fit the isobaric vapor–liquid equilibrium data of four binary systems. The binary interaction parameters were obtained by regression of experimental data.