Multiphase equilibria for mixtures containing water, isopropanol, propionic acid, and isopropyl propionate

Vapor pressures of isopropyl propionate and isobaric vapor–liquid equilibrium (VLE) properties of isopropyl propionate + isopropanol and propionic acid + isopropyl propionate were measured. Isothermal vapor–liquid–liquid equilibrium (VLLE) data were also determined experimentally for water + isopropyl propionate and water + isopropyl propionate + isopropanol at temperatures from 323.24 K to 373.15 K. The binary VLE and VLLE data can be correlated well with the NRTL-HOC and the UNIQUAC-HOC models. The ternary VLLE data were used to test the validity of two versions of the UNIFAC model and the NRTL-HOC and the UNIQUAC-HOC models with the parameters determined from the phase equilibrium data of the constituent binaries. The ternary VLLE data were also correlated with the NRTL-HOC and the UNIQUAC-HOC models and the Soave–Redlich–Kwong equation of state with the Wong–Sandler mixing rule.

► Isobaric VLE and isothermal VLLE data were measured. ► The investigated systems contain water, isopropanol, isopropyl propionate, or propionic acid. ► The experimental data were correlated well with the NRTL-HOC and the UNIQUAC-HOC models.