M. Cumplido, María Cuenca-Navarro, A. Cháfer
Aug 19, 2020
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Journal of Molecular Liquids
Abstract
Abstract After the good behavior of different 1-alkyl-3-methylimidazolium bis(trifluoromethylsulfonyl)imide ionic liquids (ILs) used as solvents in the separation of 1-propanol and 2-propanol from water, liquid-liquid equilibria data was measured from a system formed by a ternary mixture of water, 1-propanol or 2-propanol and 1-decyl-3-methylimidazolium bis(trifluoromethylsulfonyl)imide ([dmim][Tf2N]) at 283.2, 303.2 and 323.2 K and atmospheric pressure. The non-random two-liquid (NRTL) and universal quasichemical (UNIQUAC) models were employed to obtain the thermodynamic parameters of both ternary mixtures, with good results in all cases. Finally, the capability of [dmim][Tf2N] to separate both azeotropic mixtures was studied through the distribution coefficient and selectivity and compared with the results obtained using different 1-alkyl-3-methylimidazolium bis(trifluoromethylsulfonyl)imide ILs.