Faculty of Chemical Engineering CHE553 Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics

TUTORIAL 9

1. A binary system that contains acetone(1) and methanol(2) is well represented by Wilson
equation as given below:

12 21
ln 1 ln x1 x2 12 x2
x1 x2 12 x2 x121

12 21
ln 2 ln x2 x1 21 x1
x1 x2 12 x2 x121

Vj aij
ij exp (i j)
Vi RT

Determine the total pressure and the vapor phase composition of the system that is in
equilibrium with 30 mole % liquid mixture of acetone at 55C (328.15 K).

2. For a binary mixture that contains chloroform(l) and methanol(2) at 53.5C, the system forms an
azeotrope at x1 = 0.645 and P = 101.325 kPa. The binary system is well represented with the
Margules equation as given below:

ln 1 x22 A12 2 A21 A12 x1

ln 2 x12 A21 2 A12 A21 x2

a) Determine the parameters A12 and A21 with respect to Margules equation.
b) By using the values in (a), determine the total pressure and the vapor phase composition of
the system that is in equilibrium with 50% mole liquid mixture of chloroform at 53.5C.

3. In atmospheric pressure, acetone(1) and chloroform(2) form an azeotrope at 64.6oC and

composition x1 = 0.335. The vapor pressure of acetone and chloroform at 64.6oC are 1.31 and
0.98 atm, respectively. The system is well represented by van Laar equation as follow:
2
A' x
ln 1 A 1 ' 12 1
'
12
A 21x 2
2
A' x
ln 2 A 21 1 '21 2
'

A 12 x1
Given the relation of activity coefficients with respect to van Laar equation:

2
ln 2 A 12
'
x
' 1
ln 1 A 21 x 2

a) Calculate the activity coefficient of acetone and chloroform at azeotrope.

b) By using values in a), calculate the pressure and composition of vapor phase that is
equilibrium with liquid containing 12 mole % acetone at 64.6oC.

Semester March - July 2017 20 April 2017