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A new association model based on continuous thermodynamics is introduced and applied to six systems of the type n-alkane (n-hexane, n-heptane, n-octane) + alkanol (methanol, ethanol). The alkanol is considered to be a mixture of chain associates with the composition described by a continuous distribution function. This distribution function is derived as an analytical expression from the mass action law applied to the association equilibrium. To consider the entropic contribution originating from the size differences of the molecules (associates) activity coefficients based on Flory-Huggins model are included in the mass action law. Unlike the molecular-mass distribution of a polymer the chain-length distribution of the associates depends on the temperature and on the mole fraction of the alkanol. The treatment of vapor-liquid equilibrium and liquid-liquid equilibrium is similar to that of an oil system or of a polymer solution using continuous thermodynamics. Different to other chemical models of association there is no additive split into a physical and a chemical contribution. The equilibrium constants of association were fitted to vapor-pressure data of methanol and ethanol. Th

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Author

D Browarzik

Publisher

Elsevier Science; Elsevier ; Elsevier BV (ISSN 0378-3812)

Published

2004

Language

EN

Field

Engineering (Physical Sciences)