202003letdee0journalOriginalLetcher, T. M.[Trevor M.]Deenadayalu, N.[Nirmala]Soko, B.[Bathabile]Ramjugernath, D.[Deresh]Naicker, P. K.[Pavan K.]J. Chem. Eng. Data20032003-08-08Ternary Liquid-Liquid Equilibria for Mixtures of 1-Methyl-3-octylimidazolium Chloride + an Alkanol + an Alkane at 298.2 K and 1 barTernary liquid-liquid equilibria for the mixtures (1-methyl-3-octylimidazolium chloride + an alkanol + an alkane) at 298.2 K are reported. The alkanes used were heptane, dodecane, and hexadecane, and the alkanols were methanol and ethanol. The solubility of the alkanol is higher in the ionic liquid rich phase than in the alkane rich phase. The effectiveness of extracting an alkanol from mixtures containing an alkane using the solvent 1-methyl-3-octylimidazolium chloride is discussed in terms of the ratio of the solubilities in the two phases. The NRTL equation was used to correlate the experimental tie lines. There are no data in the literature for the mixtures discussed in this paper.ternary liquid-liquid equilibria1-methyl-3-octylimidazolium chlorideheptanedodecanehexadecanemethanolethanol,48904-90711-methyl-3-octylimidazolium chlorideC12H23ClN21Commercial source1982Not known2Dried by vacuum heating2hexadecaneC16H341Commercial source1992Gas chromatography2None used3dodecaneC12H261Commercial source1992Gas chromatography2None used4heptaneC7H161Commercial source1992Gas chromatography2None used5methanolCH4O1Commercial source1992Gas chromatography2Molecular sieve treatment6ethanolC2H6O1Commercial source1992Gas chromatography2Molecular sieve treatment11Principal objective of the workMASTRC8/6/20031Mass density, kg/m3Vibrating tube methodLiquidDirect value, XLiquidPressure, kPa101.32561Temperature, K1298.2411010.4521Principal objective of the workMASTRC8/6/20031Mass density, kg/m3Vibrating tube methodLiquidDirect value, XLiquidPressure, kPa101.32561Temperature, K1298.241770.3431Principal objective of the workMASTRC8/6/20031Mass density, kg/m3Vibrating tube methodLiquidDirect value, XLiquidPressure, kPa101.32561Temperature, K1298.241746.6441Principal objective of the workMASTRC8/6/20031Mass density, kg/m3Vibrating tube methodLiquidDirect value, XLiquidPressure, kPa101.32561Temperature, K1298.241682.3451Principal objective of the workMASTRC8/6/20031Mass density, kg/m3Vibrating tube methodLiquidDirect value, XLiquidPressure, kPa101.32561Temperature, K1298.241786.27561Principal objective of the workMASTRC8/6/20031Mass density, kg/m3Vibrating tube methodLiquidDirect value, XLiquidPressure, kPa101.32561Temperature, K1298.241784.935514111Principal objective of the workMASTRC8/7/20031Mole fractionTitration method5Liquid mixture 1Direct value, XLiquid mixture 1Liquid mixture 2Temperature, K298.24Pressure, kPa10031Mole fraction1Liquid mixture 11001.90231.0921.8531.18331.72831.23531.69731.28231.64131.38431.53331.46331.44731.46631.43931.54631.36531.55131.34631.62231.27431.73731.17931.93531001.0071100514111Principal objective of the workRDCTRC8/7/20031Mole fractionOther5Liquid mixture 1Direct value, X2Mole fractionOther5Liquid mixture 2Direct value, X3Mole fractionOther1Liquid mixture 2Direct value, XLiquid mixture 1Liquid mixture 2Pressure, kPa101.34Temperature, K298.241Mole fraction1Liquid mixture 11.18331.72832.0223001.46331.44732.00113001.54631.36532.000513.0011512111Principal objective of the workMASTRC8/7/20031Mole fractionTitration method5Liquid mixture 1Direct value, XLiquid mixture 1Liquid mixture 2Temperature, K298.24Pressure, kPa10031Mole fraction1Liquid mixture 11001.00811.0121001.131.89831.13931.85931.24531.7531.29531.731.41131.58231.49231.50131.6931.29731.71231.27831.87331.11131.90331.07821.9813100512111Principal objective of the workRDCTRC8/7/20031Mole fractionOther5Liquid mixture 1Direct value, X2Mole fractionOther1Liquid mixture 2Direct value, X3Mole fractionOther5Liquid mixture 2Direct value, XLiquid mixture 1Liquid mixture 2Temperature, K298.155Pressure, kPa101.341Mole fraction1Liquid mixture 11.87331.11132.00113.000311.6931.29732.00113.000311.41131.58232.00113.000311.24531.7532.00113.000311.13931.85932.000413.00061612111Principal objective of the workMASTRC8/7/20031Mole fractionTitration method6Liquid mixture 1Direct value, XLiquid mixture 1Liquid mixture 2Temperature, K298.24Pressure, kPa10031Mole fraction1Liquid mixture 11001.95631.0121001.09721.87631.12531.84631.22131.75831.27931.70931.29131.69331.30631.67931.45131.53831.45931.53231.4831.51331.54331.44931.58631.40731.59931.39631.9813100612111Principal objective of the workRDCTRC8/7/20031Mole fractionOther6Liquid mixture 1Direct value, X2Mole fractionOther6Liquid mixture 2Direct value, X3Mole fractionOther1Liquid mixture 2Direct value, XLiquid mixture 1Liquid mixture 2Pressure, kPa101.34Temperature, K298.241Mole fraction1Liquid mixture 11.12531.84632.00213.00111.22131.75832.00213001.30631.67932.00113.00111.4631.53232003.00111.58731.40732003.0011613111Principal objective of the workMASTRC8/7/20031Mole fractionTitration method6Liquid mixture 1Direct value, XLiquid mixture 1Liquid mixture 2Temperature, K298.24Pressure, kPa10031Mole fraction1Liquid mixture 11.00911001.00811.53531.02721.87531.07721.8631.09821.85931.1431.8131.2731.68431.28631.67231.31531.65131.4331.53231.48131.48231.531.47831.69431.29431.8931.00911.92331.06421.9763100613111Principal objective of the workRDCTRC8/7/20031Mole fractionOther6Liquid mixture 1Direct value, X2Mole fractionOther6Liquid mixture 2Direct value, X3Mole fractionOther1Liquid mixture 2Direct value, XLiquid mixture 1Liquid mixture 2Pressure, kPa101.34Temperature, K298.241Mole fraction1Liquid mixture 11.92331.06422.00613.00111.4331.53232.00713.00111.2731.68432.00713.00111.1431.8132.00813.0021614111Principal objective of the workMASTRC8/7/20031Mole fractionTitration method6Liquid mixture 1Direct value, XLiquid mixture 1Liquid mixture 2Temperature, K298.24Pressure, kPa10031Mole fraction1Liquid mixture 11.00711001.00711.00711.00711.00311.02921.48931.06221.67831.26431.57431.30631.53631.3631.48931.45431.431.49331.37131.63431.24131.9353100614111Principal objective of the workRDCTRC8/7/20031Mole fractionOther6Liquid mixture 1Direct value, X2Mole fractionOther1Liquid mixture 2Direct value, X3Mole fractionOther6Liquid mixture 2Direct value, XLiquid mixture 1Liquid mixture 2Pressure, kPa101.34Temperature, K298.241Mole fraction1Liquid mixture 11.49331.37132.00713.00711.3631.48932.00713.00711.26431.57432.00713.0071