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Vapor-liquid equilibrium of ethanol/ethyl acetate mixture in ultrasonic intensified environment

1Faculty of Chemical Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Johor Bahru 81310, Malaysia 2Institute of Hydrogen Economy, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Johor Bahru 81310, Malaysia 3Malaysia Japan International Institute of Technology, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur 54100, Malaysia
Korean Journal of Chemical Engineering, May 2014, 31(5), 875-880(6), 10.1007/s11814-014-0011-9
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Abstract

A vapor-liquid equilibrium (VLE) study was conducted on ethanol/ethylacetate mixture as a preliminary step towards developing an ultrasonic-assisted distillation process for separating azeotropic mixtures. The influence of ultrasonic intensity and frequency on the vapor-liquid equilibrium (VLE) of the mixture was examined using a combination of four ultrasonic intensities in range of 100-400W/cm2 and three frequencies ranging from 25-68 kHz. The sonication was found to have significant impacts on the VLE of the system as it alters both the relative volatility and azeotrope point, with preference to lower frequency operation. A maximum relative volatility of 2.32 was obtained at an intensity of 300 W/cm2 and a frequency of 25 kHz coupled with complete elimination of ethanol-ethyl acetate azeotrope. Results from this work were also congruent with some experimental and theoretical works presented in the literature. These findings set a good beginning towards the development of an ultrasonic assisted distillation that is_x000D_ currently in progress.

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