Measurement and Correlation for Solubilities of Adipic Acid in Acetic Acid plus epsilon-Caprolactone Mixtures and Cyclohexanone plus epsilon-Caprolactone Mixtures

摘要

The solubilities of adipic acid in acetic acid + epsilon-caprolactone mixtures and in cyclohexanone + epsilon-caprolactone mixtures were measured by using the method of dynamic laser under atmospheric pressure. The experimental temperature ranged from 305.55 to 343.15 K, and the mass fraction of epsilon-caprolactone in the solvent mixtures ranged from 0.100 to 1.000, respectively. It was found that with the increasing of mass fraction of epsilon-caprolactone in solvent mixtures (0.100 to 1.000), the measured solubilities of adipic acid in acetic acid + epsilon-caprolactone mixtures decreased at the same temperature. However, in cyclohexanone + epsilon-caprolactone mixtures, the solubility showed an opposite trend with the increasing of mass fraction of epsilon-caprolactone in solvent mixtures. The experimental data were correlated by the modified NRTL activity coefficient model, and the values of the solubility calculated showed good agreement with the experimental observations.