ISSN:
0001-1541
Keywords:
Chemistry
;
Chemical Engineering
Source:
Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
Topics:
Chemistry and Pharmacology
,
Process Engineering, Biotechnology, Nutrition Technology
Notes:
Hydrocarbon vapor-liquid equilibria are expressed in terms of K values, which are functions of composition, as well as pressure and temperature. The composition effect in the liquid phase is calculated by the Hildebrand-Scatchard equation for regular solutions. The parameters in this equation, called solubility parameters, can be calculated simply from heat of vaporization for the heavier hydrocarbons, but an indirect method of calculation must be used for the lighter components. Solubility parameters for hydrogen, methane, ethane, and propane were computed from gas-solubility data in several hydrocarbon solvents at various temperatures and pressures. This computation also yielded simultaneously the fugacities of the hypothetical liquid-standard states.The results presented are not complete for practical applications, owing to the scarcity of suitable solubility data, especially at high temperatures and pressures. However solubility parameters appear to give the right liquid-phase corrections in the correlation and prediction of hydrocarbon phase equilibria. Calculated K values for light hydrocarbons in paraffinic, naphthenic, and aromatic absorption oils are compared with experimental results. The average deviation for the forty-two values tested is 13%.
Additional Material:
10 Ill.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/aic.690060211
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