Research Article

Computation of Isobaric Vapor-Liquid Equilibrium Data for Binary and Ternary Mixtures of Methanol, Water, and Ethanoic Acid from , , , and Measurements

Table 4

Correlation parameters for activity coefficients, average deviation for studied systems and vapor-phase composition mean absolute deviation from the literatures.

EquationParameters or deviationsMethanol  + water Methanol  + ethanoic acid Water  + ethanoic acid

)/J·mol−1−436.50−85.50−352.42
( )/J·mol−11159.550.98715.43
NRTLa 0.2410.300.23
dT/K0.280.510.33
dy 0.00720.00540.0096

Wilsona /J·mol−1389.3750.46644.71
/J·mol−1368.4595.58−87.59
dT/K0.430.470.64
dy 0.00360.00590.0053

Margulesb 0.950.120.29
0.65−0.460.57
dT/K0.370.320.56
dy 0.0049 (0.0057)c0.0075 (0.0234)c0.0086 (0.0123)c

van Laarb 0.860.240.32
0.560.030.55
dT/K0.270.580.47
dy 0.00690.00780.0098

aWilson’s interaction parameters (J·mol−1), NRTL’s interaction parameters (J·mol−1). bMargules and van Laar interaction parameters (dimensionless). ; : number of data points; : calculated bubble point from model, K; : experimental boiling point temperature, K. ; : number of data points; : calculated vapor-phase mole fraction from Tpx; : calculated vapor-phase mole fraction from model. cThe values in parentheses from the literatures [3841].