Experimental Vapor–Liquid Equilibria and Thermodynamic Modeling of the Methanol + n-Heptane and 1-Butanol + Aniline Binary Systems

Abstract

Isobaric vapor–liquid equilibria (VLE) of the binary systems of methanol + n-heptane and 1-butanol + aniline were measured at 85 kPa. The experiments were carried out using an Othmer still with the objective of measuring the equilibrium temperature, as well as the composition of the vapor and liquid phases as determined by gas chromatography analysis. According to the experimental results obtained, both of the binary mixtures studied demonstrate positive deviation from ideal behavior. Furthermore, a point of minimum-boiling azeotrope was observed for the methanol + n-heptane system. The VLE data measured have been verified to be thermodynamically consistent based on the Wisniak modification of the Herington area test for isobaric VLE data. Additionally, the two systems were thermodynamically modeled. Because of the relatively low pressure involved in this work, the modified Raoult’s law was utilized for this purpose. In this regard, the experimental vapor–liquid equilibrium data were correlated with diffe...