Liquid–Liquid Equilibrium for Cyclohexanol Extraction of Phenol from Aqueous Solutions at (298.15, 308.15, and 318.15) K

This study experimentally measured the liquid–liquid equilibrium (LLE) data for the cyclohexanol + phenol + water system at three specific temperatures (298.15 K, 308.15 K, and 318.15 K) under standard atmospheric conditions, and these data were subsequently utilized to compute the distribution coefficients ( D ) and separation factors ( S ), which served as critical indicators for evaluating cyclohexanol's performance in extracting phenol. Quantitative analysis indicates that for systems with phenol concentrations above 0.0015, cyclohexanol is not only a significantly better extractant than cyclohexanone, but also has stronger temperature adaptability. Additionally, the non-random two liquid model and the universal quasi-chemical model were employed for correlation analysis of the experimental data, yielding binary interaction parameters and root-mean-square deviation (RMSD) values, with the RMSD consistently remaining below 0.32 across all tested temperatures, thereby validating the strong agreement between the model predictions and the experimental data.