The experimental vapor–liquid
equilibrium (VLE) data for a ternary system of β-caryophyllene
+ dipentene + α-pinene and two binary systems composed of β-caryophyllene
(1) + dipentene (2) and dipentene (2) + α-pinene (3) were measured
using a modified Ellis still in the temperature range from 428.4 to
529.1 K at 100.7 kPa. The thermodynamic consistency test of the VLE
data was carried out using the van Ness test and the McDermott–Ellis
method. The binary VLE data were correlated using the Margules, Nonrandom
Two-Liquid (NRTL), Wilson, and Universal Quasi Chemical (UNIQUAC)
activity coefficient models. The mean absolute deviation values of
vapor-phase mole fraction and temperature are 0.0103 and 1.11 K for
the β-caryophyllene (1) + dipentene (2) system and 0.0025 and
0.17 K for the dipentene (2) + α-pinene (3) system, respectively.
The Wilson model parameters obtained from the binary systems were
used to predict the ternary VLE data. By comparing the experimental
values for the ternary system with the values calculated using the
Wilson model, the mean absolute deviation value of the equilibrium
temperature was determined to be 0.49 K; the absolute deviation values
of the vapor-phase composition of β-caryophyllene and dipentene
were determined to be less than 0.0078 and 0.0062, respectively.