Author : Sunil Maity
Publisher : LAP Lambert Academic Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9783838314921
Total Pages : 88 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (149 download)
Book Synopsis Modeling of Solid-Liquid Equilibrium by : Sunil Maity
Download or read book Modeling of Solid-Liquid Equilibrium written by Sunil Maity and published by LAP Lambert Academic Publishing. This book was released on 2009-10 with total page 88 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The knowledge of solid-liquid equilibrium (SLE) and availability of a validated computer based model is of great technical interest for developing and designing separation processes, such as crystallization and fractionation and solving industrial problems. The latest version of Statistical Associating Fluid Theory (SAFT), Perturbed Chain-SAFT (PC-SAFT), is very much successful for highly non-ideal macro-molecular weight system such as polymers. With the experimental SLE data available in literature for low molecular weight n-alkanes and aromatic compounds both at atmospheric and elevated pressure, the suitability of the developed SLE model based on PC-SAFT was tested. Subsequently sensitivity study was performed for polyethylene. The solubility of two different grade of polyethylene in mixed xylene was then determined using indigenously developed laser based technique. The viscosity average molecular weight, specific gravity, and melting point of the polyethylene samples were determined using standard technique. The validated model was then used to correlate the experimentally determined solubility of polyethylene in xylene.