Phase equilibria for the 2-ethoxyethyl acetate and 2-(2-ethoxyethoxy)ethyl acetate in supercritical CO2 at various temperatures and pressures up to 20 MPa

•The (CO2 + 2-ethoxyethyl acetate) and (CO2 + 2-(2-ethoxyethoxy)ethyl acetate) systems were measured at high pressure.•Phase behavior data are obtained at (313.2–393.2) K and pressure up to 20.59 MPa.•Experimental results were correlated using Peng–Robinson equation of state.

The (CO2 + 2-ethoxyethyl acetate) and (CO2 + 2-(2-ethoxyethoxy)ethyl acetate) systems at 313.2, 333.2, 353.2, 373.2 and 393.2 K as well as pressures up to 20.59 MPa have been investigated using variable-volume high pressure view cell by static-type. The solubility curve of 2-ethoxyethyl acetate and 2-(2-ethoxyethoxy)ethyl acetate in the (CO2 + 2-ethoxyethyl acetate) and (CO2 + 2-(2-ethoxyethoxy)ethyl acetate) systems increases as the temperature increases at a constant pressure. The (CO2 + 2-ethoxyethyl acetate) and (CO2 + 2-(2-ethoxyethoxy)ethyl acetate) systems exhibit type-I phase behavior. The experimental results for the (CO2 + 2-ethoxyethyl acetate) and (CO2 + 2-(2-ethoxyethoxy)ethyl acetate) systems correlate with the Peng–Robinson equation of state using a van der Waals one-fluid mixing rule including two adjustable parameters. The critical properties of 2-ethoxyethyl acetate and 2-(2-ethoxyethoxy)ethyl acetate are predicted with the Joback–Lyderson group contribution and Lee–Kesler method.

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