Abstract
Two imidazolium-based ionic liquids: 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium tetrafluoroborate ([EMIM][BF4]) and 1-octyl-3-methylimidazolium tetrafluoroborate ([OMIM][BF4]) were studied as entrainer candidates for the separation of methanol+acetonitrile system. Isobaric vapor–liquid equilibrium (VLE) for the binary methanol+acetonitrile and the ternary mixtures containing imidazolium-based ionic liquids were determined at atmospheric pressure (101.3kPa). The experimental VLE results indicated ionic liquids (ILs) studied both showed a crossover salting effect for methanol. More importantly, when the amount of IL added increases, the azeotropic point of methanol+acetonitrile will disappear at one specific content. Meanwhile, the separation capacity of imidazolium-based ionic liquids follows the order: [OMIM][BF4]>[EMIM][BF4]. Finally, two different excess Gibbs free energy models were used to correlate the VLE data: the non-random two-liquid (NRTL), and the universal quasi-chemical (UNIQUAC).
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