Ethanol(1) + benzene(2) form azeotropic mixtures. Compare the specified model to the experimental data of Brown and Smith cited in problem 10.2.

(a) Prepare a y-x and P-x-y diagram for the system at 45°C assuming the van Laar model and using the experimental pressure at x_E = 0.415 to estimate A₁₂ and A₂₁.

(b) Prepare a y-x and P-x-y diagram for the system at 45°C with the predictions of the Scatchard-Hildebrand theory with k₁₂ = 0.

(c) Prepare a y-x and P-x-y diagram for the system at 45°C assuming the SSCED model and using the standard guideline to estimate k₁₂.

(d) Prepare a y-x and P-x-y diagram for the system at 45°C assuming the SSCED model and using the experimental pressure at x_E = 0.415 to estimate k₁₂.

Data from Problem 10.2

Solvent vessels must be purged before maintenance personnel enter in order to ensure that: 

(1) Sufficient oxygen is available for breathing; 

(2) Vapor concentrations are below the flash point; 

(3) Vapor concentrations are below the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) limits if breathing apparatus is not to be used. 

Assuming that a 8 m³ fixed-roof solvent tank has just been drained of all liquid and that the vapor phase is initially saturated at 22°C, estimate the length of purge necessary with 2 m³/min of gas at 0.1 MPa and 22°C to reach the OSHA 8-hr exposure limit.

(a) Hexane 500 ppm

(b) 1-butanol 100 ppm

(c) Chloroform 50 ppm

(d) Ethanol 1000 ppm

(e) Toluene 200 ppm