Experimental liquid–liquid equilibria (LLE) data for ternary (methyl propyl ketone + hydroquinone + water) and (methyl propyl ketone + resorcinol + water) systems were determined under atmospheric pressure at T = 298.15, 318.15, and 333.15 K. Distribution coefficients and separation factors were calculated to evaluate extraction effectiveness. Hand, Bachman, and Othmer–Tobias equations were utilized to confirm consistency of experimental LLE data. Thermodynamic NRTL and UNIQUAC models were used to correlate experimental LLE data, and corresponding binary interaction parameters were obtained. The estimated data from the two models agree well with experimental LLE data. The NRTL model gives a better agreement than the UNIQUAC model for ternary (methyl propyl ketone + hydroquinone or resorcinol + water) systems.

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Liquid−liquid equilibrium (LLE) data for the ternary system of (2-pentanone + catechol + water) and (mesityl oxide + catechol + water) was measured under atmospheric pressure at T = (298.2, 318.2 and 333.2) K. The distribution coefficients and separation factors were employed to assess the efficiency of extracting catechol from water. The nonrandom two liquid and universal quasichemical models were applied to correlate the LLE data, and the corresponding binary interaction parameters were obtained. The topological analysis of LLE correlation was used to confirm that the parameters satisfy the Gibbs stability criteria.

The synergistic effect for a solvent mixture of 2-pentanone and n-pentanol to extract hydroquinone from aqueous solution was investigated. Liquid–liquid equilibria data for the quaternary (2-pentanone + n-pentanol + hydroquinone + water) system were measured under atmospheric pressure at 298.2 K, using various compositions of solvent mixture. The tie-line length was calculated to estimate the size of the immiscibility zone. The distribution coefficient and separation factor were calculated to evaluate the extraction efficiencies. The experimental data were correlated with NRTL and UNIQUAC models, and the corresponding binary interaction parameters were obtained.