Ternary Interactive Application

Drawing L–L Equilibria

This application is best used on larger screens. It can be used on a mobile phone, although the screen size will impact on the precision of your inputs and navigation around the screen.

Try the question below to see if you can correctly use the ternary equilibria to calculate an equilibrium separation for the system.

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Q1: Use the data in the tables provided to draw the liquid-liquid 2-phase boundary on the ternary diagram below.

Equilibrium miscibility data

Acetic AcidWaterButyl Acetate
099.470.53
11.5987.11.31
21.2876.322.39
30.5265.623.86
38.5453.647.82
40.542.1817.32
38.1230.9630.92
34.8622.442.74
30.5216.1553.33
20.419.0470.55
10.44.9784.64
01.3698.64

Mutual equilibrium data

Acetic Acid in Butyl AcetateAcetic Acid in Water
32.7540.01
27.6436.71
21.5430.66
15.9124.68
10.9118.26
5.3810.1
Adopted from Braz. J. Chem. Eng. 19, 243, (2002).