Liquid-Liquid Equilibrium for (Water + Palm Oil Biodiesel + Methanol) Ternary System at Different Temperatures

Abstract:

The liquid-liquid equilibrium (LLE) of ternary mixtures (water + palm oil biodiesel + methanol) was measured under atmospheric pressure and temperatures of 303.15K, 313.15K and 323.15K. The mutual solubility of biodiesel and water increased as the increasing of ratio of methanol. Also, the mutual dissolution of the mixture was slightly promoted by increasing temperature. The phase diagrams and tie lines for the ternary system were determined by high-temperature gas chromatography (HTGC). NRTL and UINQUAC models were applied to fit the experimental data for the ternary system, and the binary interaction parameters were obtained by regression on the experimental data. Both models could describe the LLE behavior of the systems fairly well.

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volumes 455-456)
• Pages: 867-871
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.455-456.867
• Online since: January 2012
• Authors: Xing Yue Yan, Yong Chun Cheng, Xiao Ping Hu
• Keywords: Bio-Diesel, Liquid-Liquid Equilibrium, Methanol, NRTL Model, Palm Oil, UNIQUAC Model

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