Vapor-liquid equilibria system : carbon tetrachloride, benzene, methyl cellosolve

Author

Frederick Ormande Fisher, New Jersey Institute of Technology

Document Type

Thesis

Date of Award

6-30-1960

Degree Name

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

Department

Chemical Engineering

First Advisor

Joseph Joffe

Second Advisor

George C. Keeffe

Third Advisor

C. L. Mantell

Abstract

An Othmer still was used to determine the vapor-liquid equilibria for the ternary system: carbon tetrachloride (CCl₄), benzene (C₆H₆), and methyl cellosolve (C₃H₈O₂). The solutions were assayed by refractive index and density measurements. The data were correlated to theoretical considerations by the use of the Margules 3-suffix ternary equationso

In the course of the investigation of the ternary system, vapor-liquid equilibria were determined for each of the three binary systems. The CCl₄-C₆H₆ system is well known and data are presented in the International Critical Tables. The experimental results checked with this literature data and, thus, the procedures and apparatus were considered to be adequate.

The C₆H₆-C₃H₈O₂ system had been investigated once previously. The data of this paper checked closely with the results of this other research team even though different experimental techniques were used.

New equilibria data are presented in this paper for the CCl₄-C₃H₈O₂ system and, of course, for the ternary system.

The C₆H₆-C₃H₈O₂ and the CCl₄-C₃H₈O₂ systems were correlated to theoretical considerations by the use of both the Van Laar and Margules binary equations.

Recommended Citation

Fisher, Frederick Ormande, "Vapor-liquid equilibria system : carbon tetrachloride, benzene, methyl cellosolve" (1960). Theses. 2965.
https://digitalcommons.njit.edu/theses/2965