As
the most promising biomass utilization method, biomass gasification
is gaining attention as a route for biomass energy production, but
the syngas generated from the process contains unacceptable levels
of tar. The syngas in reality leads to a liquid–liquid–vapor
equilibrium. This syngas becomes saturated with water steam, solvent,
and trace of volatile tar. The aim of this work is to study the liquid–(liquid)–vapor
equilibrium of extracting solvents (P-xylene, methyl
hexadecanoate, and methyl oleate), binary systems (water + solvents),
and ternary systems (water + methyl hexadecanoate + model molecule
of tar) and to determine the vapor pressure for those systems from
303.15 to 453.15 K. Vaporization enthalpies of each solvent at 298.15
K are also calculated and compared to the literature. The obtained
data were correlated using the nonrandom two-liquid (NRTL) model for
the liquid phase combined with the perfect gas equation for the vapor
phase.