Experimental isobaric vapour-liquid equilibrium data for binary systems of {sec-butyl acetate (SBAC) + acetamide} and {sec-butyl alcohol (SBA) + acetamide} and the ternary system of (SBAC + SBA + acetamide) at 101.3 kPa

Abstract Isobaric vapour - liquid equilibrium (VLE) data for the binary systems of sec-butyl acetate (SBAC) + acetamide and sec-butyl alcohol (SBA) + acetamide and the ternary system of SBAC + SBA + acetamide were measured at 101.3 kPa using a modified Othmer still. The thermodynamic consistency tests for the experimental data were checked by Van Ness point test and Wisniak’s L-W method. The experimental VLE data of the binary systems were correlated with NRTL, Wilson and UNIQUAC activity coefficient models. The results indicate that the binary and ternary VLE data predicted by the three models agree well with the experimental data. And the ‘pseudo-azeotropic’ phenomenon of sec-butyl acetate + sec-butyl alcohol mixture can be eliminated by acetamide.