Liquid–Liquid Equilibria for Systems of Ethanol + Hexanol + Heptanol + Decane + Undecane + Water at 298.15 K under Atmospheric Pressure: Experiment and Simulation

The experimental liquid–liquid equilibrium (LLE) data of the quaternary systems ethanol + hexanol + decane + water, ethanol + hexanol + undecane + water, ethanol + heptanol + decane + water, and ethanol + heptanol + undecane + water were collected at 298.15 K under atmospheric pressure. The UNIQUAC model was used to regress the quaternary systems and acquire the binary interaction parameter, which was used to predict the LLE data of the six-component system. The predicted LLE data were compared with the experimental data, and the results showed they were in good agreement, which indicated that the binary interaction parameters acquired from the quaternary systems could predict the LLE data of the six-component system. The distribution coefficient and the selectivity showed that 65% ethanol aqueous solution was suitable for separating hexanol and heptanol from the hexanol–heptanol–decane–undecane mixture.