Fluid Phase Equilibria, Vol.286, No.2, 162-169, 2009
Phase equilibria of carbon dioxide plus poly ethylene glycol plus water mixtures at high pressure: Measurements and modelling
Phase equilibria of carbon dioxide + poly ethyle ne glycol (PEG) of average mol weight 6000 g/mol + water mixtures has been measured by the static method at conditions of interest for the development of Particles from Gas Saturated Solutions (PGSS)-drying processes (pressure from 10 MPa to 30 MPa. temperature from 353 K to 393 K). A thermodynamic model based on the Perturbed-Chain Statistical Associating Fluid Theory (PC-SAFT) equation of state has been developed for correlating experimental data. The model is able to predict the composition of the liquid phase with an average deviation of 8.0%. However, the model does not calculate correctly the concentration of PEG in the gas phase. The model is also capable of predicting VLE data reported in the literature of PEG + CO2 mixtures with PEGs of molecular weights ranging from 1500 g/mol to 18500 g/mol as well as solid-fluid equilibrium of carbon dioxide + PEG mixtures at pressures below 10 MPa. (C) 2009 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
Keywords:Supercritical carbon dioxide;Particles from Gas Saturated Solutions;PGSS-drying;PC-SAFT equation of state