The
isobaric vapor–liquid equilibrium (VLE) data for the
binary system of adiponitrile + cyclopentanone at 5 and 10 kPa were
determined with a modified Rose–Williams still. The reliability
of the apparatus was verified by the measurements of the vapor pressure
of cyclopentanone and water at varying temperatures. The thermodynamic
consistency of VLE data was tested by methods suggested by Wisniak
and Van Ness. Five activity coefficient models, including van Laar,
Margules, Wilson, NRTL, and UNIQUAC models, were used to correlate
the VLE data, and the excess Gibbs free energy of the binary system
was determined. The parameters of the five activity coefficient models
were obtained using the experimental data, and the regression results
were evaluated by RMST (defined by eq 12) and RMSy
1 (defined by eq 13). The results show that the deviation
of temperature calculated by the Margules model is larger than those
calculated by other models, and the Wilson, NRTL, and UNIQUAC models
are all acceptable for this system. Furthermore, the UNIQUAC model
shows the best prediction accuracy among these models with RMST and
RMSy
1 less than 1.2 and 0.007, respectively.