Phase behavior for the poly[2-(2-ethoxyethoxy)ethyl acrylate] and 2-(2-ethoxyethoxy)ethyl acrylate in supercritical solvents

•(p, x) isotherms were obtained for the CO2 + 2-(2-EE)EA system at five temperatures.•Experimental data up to 485 K and 206.6 MPa are reported for binary and ternary mixtures.•Cloud-point data are reported for P(2-(2-EE)EA) in CO2, propane, propylene, butane, 1-butene, and DME.

Pressure-composition (p, x) isotherms were obtained for the carbon dioxide + 2-(2-ethoxyethoxy)ethyl acrylate [2-(2-EE)EA] system at five temperatures (313.2 K, 333.2 K, 353.2 K, 373.2 K, and 393.2 K) and pressure up to 22.86 MPa. The carbon dioxide + 2-(2-EE)EA system exhibits type-I phase behavior with a continuous mixture critical curve. The experimental results for carbon dioxide + 2-(2-EE)EA mixtures are correlated using the Peng–Robinson equation of state (PR-EOS) using mixing rule including two adjustable parameters. The critical property of 2-(2-EE)EA is estimated with the Joback–Lyderson method.Experimental data up to 485 K and 206.6 MPa are reported for binary and ternary mixtures of poly(2-(2-ethoxyethoxy)ethyl acrylate) [P(2-(2-EE)EA)] + carbon dioxide + 2-(2-EE)EA, P(2-(2-EE)EA) + carbon dioxide + dimethyl ether (DME), P(2-(2-EE)EA) + carbon dioxide + propylene and P(2-(2-EE)EA) + carbon dioxide + 1-butene systems. High-pressure cloud-point data are also reported for P(2-(2-EE)EA) in supercritical carbon dioxide, propane, propylene, butane, 1-butene, and DME at temperature to 474 K and a pressure range of (8.45–206.6) MPa. Cloud-point behavior for the P(2-(2-EE)EA) + carbon dioxide + 2-(2-EE)EA system were measured in changes of the pressure–temperature (p, T) slope and with 2-(2-EE)EA mass fraction of 0.0 wt%, 5.9 wt%, 14.9 wt%, 30.3 wt% and 60.2 wt%. With 0.650 2-(2-EE)EA to the P(2-(2-EE)EA) + carbon dioxide solution, the cloud point curves take on the appearance of a typical lower critical solution temperature boundary. The P(2-(2-EE)EA) + carbon dioxide + (0.0–46.6) wt% DME systems change the (p, T) curve from upper critical solution temperature region to lower critical solution temperature region as the DME mass fraction increases. Also, the impact by propylene and 1-butene mass fraction for the P(2-(2-EE)EA) + carbon dioxide + propylene and 1-butene system is measured at temperatures to 454 K and a pressure range of (75.7 to 119.6) MPa.

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