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The equilibrium phase properties of the propane‐methanol and n ‐Butane‐methanol binary systems
Author(s) -
Lev AhDong,
Robinson Donald B.,
Chung Samuels Y.K.,
Chen C.J.
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
the canadian journal of chemical engineering
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.404
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1939-019X
pISSN - 0008-4034
DOI - 10.1002/cjce.5450700217
Subject(s) - azeotrope , propane , methanol , butane , thermodynamics , chemistry , phase equilibrium , binary system , phase (matter) , component (thermodynamics) , vapor pressure , binary number , organic chemistry , physics , arithmetic , mathematics , distillation , catalysis
Abstract Vapor and liquid equilibrium phase compositions were determined at 310.7, 352.2, 393.0 and 474.3 K for the propane‐methanol system and at 469.9 K for the n‐butane–methanol system. Measurements were made at pressures from the vapor pressure of the less volatile component to the maximum pressure where two phases coexisted either as an azeo‐trope or at the critical condition, depending on the system. Azeotropic behavior was observed at 310.7 and 352.2 K for the propane‐methanol system. Equilibrium ratios were calculated at each temperature from the phase composition data. The temperature dependence of the azeotrope pressure and of the corresponding azeotrope composition was expressed analytically.