Measurements and Correlations of Liquid-liquid-Equilibria of the Mixtures Consisting of Ethanol, Water, Pentane, Hexane, and Cyclohexane

Abstract

In this study, the liquid-liquid equilibria of the mixtures consisted of ethanol, water, and the main components of gasoline fuel: pentane, hexane, and cyclohexane were experimentally determined. This study is related to the phase be- havior when water in atmosphere is absorbed into ethanol + gasoline fuel (gasohol) and then possibly separates into two liquid phases in an automobile fuel tank or an underground storage tank. The liquid-liquid equilibria in this study include three ternary systems: ethanol + water + pentane, ethanol + water + hexane, and ethanol + water + cyclohexane; three qua- ternary systems: ethanol + water + pentane + hexane, ethanol + water + pentane + cyclohexane, and ethanol + water + hexane + cyclohexane; one quinary system: ethanol + water + pentane + hexane + cyclohexane. The present experiments were conducted at 293.15, 303.15, and 308.15 K, and the experimental data were collected and some were compared to that available in literature, and finally all data were correlated with the UNIQUAC activity coefficient model.