Liquid–liquid equilibrium(LLE)data for the ternary system 2-methoxy-2-methylpropane(methyl tert-butyl ether)+ p-cresol + water was measured at atmospheric pressure and temperatures of 298.15 K and 313.15 K.From the distribution coefficients and selectivity,it was found that 2-methoxy-2-methylpropane is an efficient solvent to extract p-cresol from wastewater.The consistency of the experimental tie-line data was verified with the Hand and Bachman equations.These data were also correlated with the non-random two liquid(NRTL)and universal quasi-chemical correlation activity coefficient(UNIQUAC)models to yield binary interaction parameters for p-cresol extraction process evaluation.Both models agreed with experiments very well,yet the NRTL model showed even smaller average deviation than the UNIQUAC model.
Liquid-liquid equilibrium (LLE) data for the ternary system 2-methoxy-2-methylpropane (methyl tert-butyl ether) + p-cresol + water was measured at atmospheric pressure and temperatures of 298.15 K and 313.15 K. From the distribution coefficients and selectivity, it was found that 2-methoxy-2-methylpropane is an efficient solvent to extract p-cresol from wastewater. The consistency of the experimental tie-line data was verified with the Hand and Bachman equations. These data were also correlated with the non-random two liquid (NRTL) and universal quasi-chemical correlation activity coefficient (UN1QUAC) models to yield binary interac- tion parameters for p-cresol extraction process evaluation. Both models agreed with experiments very well, yet the NRTL model showed even smaller average deviation than the UNIQUAC model.