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ABSTRACT

Isobaric vapor liquid equilibrium (VLE) data for binary systems of isoamyl alcohol + dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) and isoamyl acetate + DMSO, and the ternary system of isoamyl alcohol+ isoamyl acetate + DMSO at 101.33 kPa were measured by a modified Rose-Williams equilibrium still. The binary experimental data were checked by Herington method and a Van Ness test to verified thermodynamic consistency. The ternary VLE data was checked by Van Ness test. The experimental measurements of the binary systems were correlated by Wilson, nonrandom two-liquid (NRTL) and universal quasichemical (UNIQUAC) activity coefficient models with minor deviation. The ternary VLE data predicted by the obtained correlation parameters fit well with the experimental data. The experimental results indicate that the relative volatility between isoamyl alcohol and isoamyl acetate is changed obviously with the addition of DMSO as an entrainer at 0.50 mass fraction, which shows DMSO is an effective solvent for the separation of isoamyl alcohol and isoamyl acetate mixture in extractive distillation.