SDS Volume (3854)
Volume 69. Ternary Alcohol-Hydrocarbon-Water Systems, p None
Original Measurements
Letcher, T. M.; Siswana, P. M.; Fluid Phase Equilib. 74, 203 (1992).
Variables:
Room Temp: 298 $\pu{K}$
Prepared by:
Method/Apparatus/Procedure:
The points on the binodal curve were determined by the formation of a cloudy mixture on shaking after the addition of a known mass of one component to a mixture of known masses of the other two components. Precision weighing syringes were used as described in [1]. Tie line compositions were determined by the refractive index method reported in [2] and complementary method using the Karl Fischer titrations as reported in [3].
Source and Purity of Materials:
- Merck, AR grade; distilled, dried by refluxing with $\ce{Mg}$ and $\ce{I2}$; purity better than 99.6 mole% by GLC; $d$ = 0.78688, $n$ = 1.3265.
- BDH; used as received; purity better than $\pu{99.6 mole%}$ by GLC.
- Source not specified.
Estimated Errors:
Ambient temperature: Estimated comp. 0.005 mole fraction on the binodal curve and 0.01 mole fraction for tie lines (estimated by the authors).
Mass concentration (m/v) (1): Not reported.
References
1
Letcher, T. M.; Wootton, S.; Shuttleworth, B.; Heyward, C.; J. Chem. Thermodyn 18, 1037 (1986).
2
Briggs; S. W.; Comings, E. W.; Ind. Eng. Chem. 35, 411 (1943).
3
Letcher, T. M.; Siswana, P. M.; van der Watt, P.; Radloff, S.; J. Chem. Thermodyn. 21, 1053 (1989).
Components:
- Methanol, $\ce{ CH4O }$; [67-56-1] NIST WebBook
- 1,3,5-Trimethylbenzene, $\ce{ C9H12 }$; [108-67-8] NIST WebBook
- Water, $\ce{ H2O }$; [7732-18-5] NIST WebBook
Experimental Data
Compositions along the saturation curve
| $T$ (°C) | $T$ ($\pu{K}$) | $x_{1}$ | $x_{2}$ | w1 | w2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25.0 | 298.2 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.0 | 0.000 |
| 25.0 | 298.2 | 0.360 | 1 x 10-3 | 0.498 | 5 x 10-3 |
| 25.0 | 298.2 | 0.457 | 2 x 10-3 | 0.595 | 0.010 |
| 25.0 | 298.2 | 0.565 | 5 x 10-3 | 0.684 | 0.023 |
| 25.0 | 298.2 | 0.734 | 0.022 | 0.770 | 0.087 |
| 25.0 | 298.2 | 0.788 | 0.043 | 0.755 | 0.154 |
| 25.0 | 298.2 | 0.796 | 0.053 | 0.737 | 0.184 |
| 25.0 | 298.2 | 0.807 | 0.092 | 0.668 | 0.285 |
| 25.0 | 298.2 | 0.792 | 0.141 | 0.583 | 0.389 |
| 25.0 | 298.2 | 0.747 | 0.202 | 0.487 | 0.494 |
| 25.0 | 298.2 | 0.682 | 0.273 | 0.394 | 0.591 |
| 25.0 | 298.2 | 0.595 | 0.370 | 0.297 | 0.693 |
| 25.0 | 298.2 | 0.471 | 0.503 | 0.199 | 0.795 |
| 25.0 | 298.2 | 0.292 | 0.690 | 0.101 | 0.895 |
| 25.0 | 398.2 | 0.163 | 0.826 | 0.050 | 0.948 |
| 25.0 | 298.2 | 0.000 | 0.999 | 0.0 | 0.9998 |


