The
isothermal vapor–liquid equilibria of diethyl carbonate
(DEC) + isooctane/n-heptane/toluene systems were
measured using a simple quasi-static ebulliometer at temperatures
ranging from 303.15 to 323.15 K. The validity of the experimental
apparatus was checked by comparing the measured vapor pressure of
pure DEC, isooctane, n-heptane, and toluene with
the published data and obtaining average absolute deviations less
than 1.2%. The experimental data were correlated using the Wilson,
nonrandom two-liquid, and universal quasichemical models with average
absolute deviations in vapor pressure between calculated values and
experimental data of 1.0%, 1.0%, 1.0% respectively, for isooctane
+ DEC system; 0.9%, 0.9%, 0.9%, respectively, for n-heptane + DEC system; and 1.0%, 1.1%, 1.1%, respectively, for toluene
+ DEC system. The experimental vapor pressure data for all systems
show strongly nonideal solution with positive deviation from Raoult’s
law. The systems studied show that no azeotropic point is exhibited
by the systems.