Correlation and Prediction of Salt Effect on Vapor Liquid Equilibrium for the System of 2-Propanol/Water

Binary vapor liquid equilibrium (VLE) data were measured for the systems of 2-propanol/ethanediol and ethanediol/potassium acetate (KAc). VLE data for the system of propanol/ethanediol was tested using thermodynamic consistency test. The average values of Δy1 and ΔP were 0.0776 and 0.1542 kPa, respectively. The above two sets of VLE data were correlated with the NRTL model. Ternary VLE data for the system of 2-propanol/water/KAc was used to obtain the more suitable parameters of NRTL model for binary systems of 2-propanol/KAc and water/KAC (called TDCM). For multicomponent systems, ternary and quaternary, the VLE values predicted by the NRTL model agreed well with the literature data. Influence of KAc, ethanediol, and the mixture of KAc and ethanediol on volatility between 2propanol and water was investigated respectively. The results showed that the above-mentioned materials and mixture had different influence on volatility between 2-propanol and water. The method for correlation and prediction of salt-containing VLE is simple and effective for the said system.