ISOTHERMAL VAPOR-LIQUID-EQUILIBRIA FOR MIXTURES OF METHYL TERT-BUTYL ETHER, METHYL ACETATE, AND ETHYL-ACETATE

A static apparatus was applied to measure isothermal vapor-liquid equi librium (VLE) data for binary and ternary mixtures composed of methyl tert-butyl ether (MTBE), methyl acetate, and ethyl acetate at temperat ures from 353 K to 373 K. Maximum pressure azeotropes were exhibited i n the MTBE + methyl acetate system. All the binary data passed thermod ynamic consistency tests. Data reduction was made by both phi-gamma an d phi-phi methods. The model parameters determined from the binary VLE data were used for predicting the phase equilibrium behavior of the t ernary system. (C) 1997 Elsevier Science B.V.