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Low transition temperature mixtures (LTTMs) are versatile alternatives to ILs. They share many properties with ILs, so they become a suitable choice for entrainers in extractive distillation processes. In this study, glycolic acid and choline chloride in a 3:1 molar ratio (GC3:1) were synthesized and explored as entrainers for separation of acetonitrile + water azeotropic mixtures. Isobaric vapor−liquid equilibrium data for the pseudobinary mixtures of ACN + GC3:1 and water + GC3:1 were measured at atmospheric pressure (101.32 kPa). For the pseudoternary system ACN + water + GC3:1, also VLE data were measured at different GC3:1 mole fractions of 0.05, 0.1, and 0.15. The thermodynamic modeling of these systems was performed using the nonrandom two-liquid (NRTL) model. Furthermore, a study was conducted for synthesized GC3:1 recoverability. A good agreement were found between experimental data and predicted values for these systems. Results showed that LTTM (GC3:1) eliminated the acetonitrile + water azeotrope by manipulating the relative volatility of the acetonitrile + water mixture. Therefore, LTTM (GC3:1) can be concluded as an efficient entrainer for the separation of an acetonitrile + water azeotropic mixture by extractive distillation.

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