Thermodynamic Modeling of High-pressure Equilibrium Data for the Systems L-lactic Acid + (Propane + Ethanol) and L-lactic Acid + (Carbon Dioxide + Ethanol)

Abstract

This short communication reports the thermodynamic modeling of high-pressure equilibrium data (cloud points) for the systems L-lactic acid + (propane + ethanol) and L-lactic acid + (carbon dioxide + ethanol) from 323.15 K to 353.15 K and at pressures up to 25 MPa.The experimental data were modeled using the Peng-Robinson equation of state with the classical van der Waals quadratic mixing rule (PR-vdW2) and with the Wong-Sandler mixing rule (PR- WS). It is shown that the PR-vdW2 and PR-WS models were both able to satisfactorily represent the phase behavior of the system L-lactic acid + (carbon dioxide + ethanol). However, for the system L-lactic acid + (propane + ethanol), the PR-vdW2 model was not able to appropriately describe its phase behavior.