New Experimental Data and Modeling of Glymes: Toward the Development of a Predictive Model for Polyethers

Pablo Navarro, Emanuel A. Crespo, João M.L. Costa, Fèlix Llovell, Julián García, Francisco Rodríguez, Pedro J. Carvalho*, Lourdes F. Vega, João A.P. Coutinho

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The design and optimization of industrial processes relies on the availability of robust and accurate models and equations of state (EoSs). Considering the further advancement of the use of soft-SAFT (one version of statistical associating fluid theory) EoS, toward its implementation in industrial processes, a methodology to determine the molecular model and transferable molecular parameters of glymes is discussed herein. In addition to the commonly used vapor pressure and saturated liquid densities, the description of the temperature and pressure effect is improved by including one additional density-pressure and one isothermal compressibility isotherm (both at 323 K) for the molecular parameter optimization. For the guiding of the selection and optimization of the soft-SAFT EoS molecular model and parameters, new high-pressure density data (pρT) and derived properties, such as isothermal compressibility and isobaric thermal expansion, of eight glymes (glycol ethers) have been determined in wide ranges of temperatures (283-363 K) and pressures (0.1-95 MPa). The selected molecular model (considering that only the hydroxyl end groups are able to establish associative interactions) and its parameters provide an excellent description of the experimental data, being able to predict the characteristic crossover point observed for the isobaric thermal expansivities. The robustness and enhanced physical meaning of the molecular model and molecular parameters allow the use of correlations with the molecular weight. The transferability of the proposed molecular parameters is further used to predict the liquid densities for PEGDME250 (a blend of di alkyl ethers similar to the Selexol solvent).

Idioma originalAnglès
Pàgines (de-a)7830-7844
Nombre de pàgines15
RevistaIndustrial and Engineering Chemistry Research
Volum56
Número27
DOIs
Estat de la publicacióPublicada - 12 de jul. 2017

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