文摘
Isobaric vapor鈥搇iquid equilibrium (VLE) data for methanol鈥搈ethyl ethyl ketone (MEK) systems containing ionic liquids (ILs) have been measured with a modified Othmer still at atmospheric pressure (101.32 kPa), and they were correlated by the NRTL equation. Three ILs, composed of an anion tetrafluoroborate ([BF4]鈭?/sup>) and a cation from 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium ([EMIM]+), over 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium ([BMIM]+), to 1-octyl-3-methylimidazolium ([OMIM]+), were investigated, and they all gave rise to a change of the relative volatility of methanol to MEK. The results indicated that, among the three ILs studied, [BMIM]+[BF4]鈭?/sup> and [OMIM]+[BF4]鈭?/sup> eliminated the azeotropic point at mole fraction 30 % and 10 %, respectively, whereas IL [EMIM]+[BF4]鈭?/sup> pulled down the azeotropic point. The influence of the variation of the cation鈥檚 alkyl chain length of imidazolium tetrafluoroborate-based ILs on VLE of the azeotropic system methanol鈥揗EK was discussed.