(Liquid plus liquid) equilibria of the (water plus acetic acid plus dibasic esters mixture) system

Abstract

(Liquid + liquid) equilibrium (LLE) data for the {water + acetic acid + dibasic esters mixture (dimethyl adipate + dimethyl glutarate + dimethyl succinate)} system have been determined experimentally at T = (298.2, 308.2, and 318.2) K. Complete phase diagrams were obtained by determining solubility curve and tie-line data. The reliability of the experimental tie-line data was confirmed by using the Othmer-Tobias correlation. The UNIFAC model was used to predict the phase equilibrium in the system using the interaction parameters determined from experimental data between CH2, CH3COO, CH3, COOH, and H2O functional groups. Distribution coefficients and separation factors were compared with previous studies. (c) 2006 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.