Measurement and modeling of high pressure vapor-liquid equilibrium for methyl acetate or ethyl acetate with 2-butanol. Isobaric data at 1.5 MPa

Abstract

Vapor-liquid equilibrium data for the binary systems methyl acetate + 2-butanol and ethyl acetate+2-butanol, have been determined at 1.5 MPa employing a metal ebulliometer with recirculation of both phases. The thermodynamic consistency of experimental data has been verified with the Van Ness point-to-point test, using the routine in Fortran proposed by Fredenslund et al. in which the second and third virial coefficients were calculated using the Tsonopoulos method and the Orbey and Vera procedure, respectively. Different group contribution models were employed for prediction of high pressure data. The UNIFAC-Lyngby model returned good overall predictions. The φ-φapproach was applied using the perturbed-chain statistical associating fluid theory model. This equation of state produces an acceptable agreement between experimental and calculated data in both systems.