Isothermal Vapor Pressures of Three Binary Systems: n-Tetradecane + Methyl Dodecanoate, Methyl Tetradecanoate, or Methyl Hexadecanoate between 353.15 and 453.15 K

Abstract

Isothermal vapor pressures of three binary systems, methyl dodecanoate (1) + n-tetradecane (2); methyl tetradecanoate (1) + n-tetradecane (2); and methyl hexadecanoate (1) + n-tetradecane (2), were measured by means of a static apparatus at temperatures between 353.15 and 453.15 K. The data of the pure components were correlated by the Antoine equation. A maximum azeotropic behavior is observed for the binary mixture, methyl dodecanoate (1) + n-tetradecane (2). The molar excess Gibbs energies GE were deduced from Barker’s method by fitting the experimental points through Redlich–Kister equation. The NRTL and UNIQUAC models were applied to regress the experimental vapor liquid equilibrium (VLE). The investigated systems were successfully represented by the two models.