Vapor-liquid equilibria system : chloroform, carbon tetrachloride, isopropanol

Author

Barnet H. Bursack, New Jersey Institute of Technology

Document Type

Thesis

Date of Award

6-30-1966

Degree Name

Master of Science in Chemical Engineering - (M.S.)

Department

Chemical Engineering and Chemistry

First Advisor

Joseph Joffe

Second Advisor

Michael Frederick

Third Advisor

Carl W. Carlson

Abstract

A study was made of the vapor-liquid equilibria of the ternary system: Chloroform (CHCl₃), Carbon Tetra-chloride (CCl₄) and Isopropanol (C₃H₈O). An Othmer still was used for the equilibria determination. Refractive index and density measurements were used to determine liquid and vapor compositions. A comparison between experimental and theoretical values was made using the Margules 3-suffix ternary equations for the correlation.

It was necessary to investigate the vapor-liquid equilibria of each of the three binary systems to evaluate the techniques and equipment used and obtain new data. Only one previous investigation of the Chloroform-Carbon Tetrachloride system was found. This agreement with the literature data validated the procedures and equipment used in this study.

Two previous studies of the Carbon Tetrachloride-Isopropanol system have been made. Although the experimental data of the binary did not agree as closely with the literature values as those of the Chloroform-Carbon Tetrachloride system, they were within the range expected when different apparatus and techniques are used to evaluate the same system.

The data presented in this paper for the Chloroform-Isopropanol binary and the ternary system have not been previously published. An azeotrope was found for the binary at 3.1 mole percent Isopropanol at 60.90°C.

Recommended Citation

Bursack, Barnet H., "Vapor-liquid equilibria system : chloroform, carbon tetrachloride, isopropanol" (1966). Theses. 2695.
https://digitalcommons.njit.edu/theses/2695