Liquid–liquid
equilibria (LLE)
data for esters + diols + water ternary systems were measured at 101.3
kPa at four different temperatures, namely, 293.15, 303.15, 313.15,
and 323.15 K. The Othmer–Tobias equation and the Hand equation
were applied to examine the reliability of the LLE data in which both
regression coefficients were higher than 0.98. The calculated distribution
coefficients and separation factors were larger than 1, which means
that it is feasible to extract the diols from the corresponding ester
with water. In addition, NRTL and UNIQUAC models were applied to correlate
the experimental data, and the binary interaction parameters were
obtained. The calculated root-mean-square deviation values show that
both models are in good agreement with the experimental data.