Vapor-liquid equilibrium phase behavior of binary systems of carbon dioxide with dimethyl succinate or dimethyl glutarate

Background: To develop process for separating dimethyl succinate (DMS) and dimethyl glutarate (DMG) with the aid of supercritical carbon dioxide, the vapor-liquid equilibrium (VLE) data of the related mixtures are fundamentally important. The VLE data were determined experimentally and correlated with various thermodynamic models in this study. Methods: The isothermal VLE data were measured for carbon dioxide + DMS and carbon dioxide + DMG by using a semi-flow and a static types of apparatuses at temperatures from 313.15 K to 413.15 K and pressures up to 20 MPa. These VLE data were correlated with the Krichevsky-Ilinskaya (KI) equation, the Soave-Redlich-Kwong (SRK), the Peng-Robinson (PR) and the Patel-Teja (PT) equations of state incorporating with two-parameter one-fluid van der Waals mixing rules (vdW-2). Significant findings: The results of this study provide the VLE data of carbon dioxide + DMS and + DMG and reveal the VLE phase transition behavior, especially crossing near critical region. The Henry's constant and critical loci were also estimated. The Peng-Robinson equation of state with the vdW-2 mixing rule yielded the best data correlation results. The optimal values of the binary interaction parameters were also obtained, which can be used in the separation process simulation and design.