For the binary system ethanol (1)/benzene (2) at 313.15K, find γ 1 and γ 2 for various x 1 and x 2.

Chemical Formulas Given Conditions Notations

ethanol (1) benzene (2) x1 1.000 species i, j
C2H5OH C6 H6 T(K) 313.15 subgroup k , m
Step 1: Values from Table of UNIFAC-VLE Subgroup Parameters Step 2: r and q values Step 3: e ki values
Subgroup k Rk Qk v k (1) v k (2) main grp.
OH 15 1.0000 1.200 1 0 5 Species r q e ki
ACH 10 0.5313 0.4 0 1 3 (1) 1.0000 1.2000 k i =1 i =2
(2) 0.5313 0.4000 15 1.0000 0.0000
10 0.0000 1.0000
Step 4: Values from Table of UNIFAC-VLE Interaction Parameters Step 6: β ik , θ k , and s k values
a mk (K) k =5 k =3 Step 7: Parameters to Solve for γi
m =5 0 89.6 β ik
m =3 636.1 0 i k =5 k =3 Parameter i =1 i =2
1 1.0000 0.7512 Ji 1.0000 0.5313
Step 5: τmk values, in K (T = given T ) 2 0.1312 1.0000
θk 1.0000 0.0000 Li 1.0000 0.3333

τmk (K) k =5 k =3 sk 1.0000 0.7512 ln γiC 0.0000 0.0917

m =5 1.0000 0.7512
m =3 0.1312 1.0000 Ai =
Ai 1.0000 -0.1550

ln γ i R 0.0000 0.4620

γi 1.0000 1.7397
Note:
Values for R k, Q k, and a mk are obtained from
Table G.1: UNIFAC-VLE Subgroup Parameters of Introduction to Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics 8th edition