Isobaric vapor−liquid equilibrium data of the binary systems comprising 2-ethoxyethanol, 2-ethoxyethyl acetate, and toluene were measured using an ebulliometer. The boiling temperatures of the binary mixtures are reported for six different pressures ranging from 53.3 to 101.3 kPa. The binary system 2-ethoxyethanol−toluene shows a low-boiling azeotrope around 90 mol % toluene. A nonrandom two-liquid (NRTL) model was used to fit the binary (PTx) data. The experimental data were verified using the thermodynamic consistency tests of Redlich−Kister and Wisniak. The reported data were compared with available literature data and modeling results. The studied systems are relevant for the design of azeotropic/reactive distillation columns for the esterification of 2-ethoxyethanol and acetic acid using toluene as an entrainer.
Vapor–liquid equilibrium (VLE) data for the binary
systems
tetrahydrofuran (THF) + acetic acid (AA) and THF + trichloroethylene
(TCE) were measured under isobaric conditions using an ebulliometer.
The boiling temperatures for the systems (THF + AA/THF + TCE) are
reported for 13/15 compositions and five/six different pressures ranging
from 50.2/60.0 to 101.1/101.3 kPa, respectively. The THF + AA system
shows simple phase behavior with no azeotrope formation. The THF +
TCE system does not exhibit azeotrope formation but seems to have
a pinch point close to the pure end of TCE. The nonrandom two-liquid
(NRTL) and universal quasichemical (UNIQUAC) activity coefficient
models were used to accurately fit the binary (PTx) data. Both models were able to fit the binary VLE data satisfactorily.
However, the NRTL model was found to be slightly better than UNIQUAC
model in fitting the VLE data for both systems. The results can be
used for designing liquid–liquid extraction and distillation
processes involving mixtures of THF, AA, and TCE.
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