Calculation of LLE Using an Equation of State
The experimental data for liquid-liquid equilibrium in the CO _{2}–n-decane system appear in the following table.
T (K) | P (bar) | x_{ CO _{2}}^{ I } | x_{ CO _{2}}^{ II } |
235.65 | 10.58 | 0.577 | 0.974 |
236.15 | 10.75 | 0.582 | 0.973 |
238.15 | 11.52 | 0.602 | 0.970 |
240.15 | 12.38 | 0.627 | 0.965 |
242.15 | 13.19 | 0.659 | 0.960 |
244.15 | 14.14 | 0.695 | 0.954 |
246.15 | 15.10 | 0.734 | 0.942 |
248.15 | 16.11 | 0.783 | 0.916 |
248.74 | 16.38 | 0.850 | 0.850 |
Source: A. A. Kulkarni, B. Y. Zarah, K. D. Luks, and J. P. Kohn, J. Chem. Eng. Data, 19, 92 (1974). |
Make predictions for the liquid-liquid equilibrium in this system using the Peng-Robinson equation of state with the binary interaction parameter equal to 0.114, as given in Table 9.4-1, as well as several other values of this parameter.