The present work reports the liquid–liquid
equilibrium (LLE) measurements and
the construction of binodal curves for polyethylene glycols (PEG)
+ zinc sulfate/ammonium sulfate + water at three different temperatures
(298.15, 303.15, and 308.15 K) and pH values (3.00, 4.70, and 5.21).
PEGs with different molecular weights of 2000 g·mol–1 (PEG 2000), 3000 g·mol–1 (PEG 3000), and
8000 g·mol–1 (PEG 8000) were chosen for this
study. The phase composition was obtained by measuring the refractive
index (n
D) and density (ρ) and was
further used to obtain the tie-line length (TLL) and the slope of
tie-line (STL). The tie-lines are reported at different polymer lengths,
pH values, and temperatures. The values of the effective excluded
volume (EEV) were employed to analyze the effect of the parameters
on the binodal curves. Moreover, the impact of those parameters on
the TLL and STL and plait point are discussed and compared with the
results of the literature. Furthermore, the binodal curves data and
the tie-lines’ ends were fitted using some semiempirical equations
with satisfactory results. Finally, the UNIFAC is used to calculate
the LLE data of the above system and the adjusted binary group interaction
parameters of the model were reported.