Modeling Vapor–Liquid–Liquid Phase Equilibria\nin Fischer–Tropsch Syncrude
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Abstract
Vapor–liquid–liquid\nequilibrium (VLLE) during product\nrecovery and separation after Fischer–Tropsch synthesis affects\nthe efficiency of downstream processing. Proper prediction of the\nVLLE is necessary to improve this processing step in the Fischer–Tropsch\nprocess; however, there is little guidance on what thermodynamic models\nto use. A similar problem presents itself in processes related to\nbiomass conversion. The selection of an appropriate thermodynamic\nmodel to describe the nonideal VLLE of water–oxygenate–hydrocarbon\nmixtures was investigated. Cubic equations of state, virial equations\nof state, activity coefficient models, and equations of state with\nadvanced mixing rules were considered. The evaluation was conducted\nusing both default and optimized parameters. Predictive performance\nwas improved when binary interaction parameters were optimized using\nexperimental data, but parameter optimization is onerous and it is\nnot always practical. It was found that cubic equations of state should\nnot be used for nonideal systems, and even when combined with advanced\nmixing rules, there is a risk of poor predictive performance. Although\nthe nonrandom two-liquid (NRTL) activity coefficient model is often\nconsidered for polar compounds, this investigation found that the\npredictive performance of NRTL degraded as the nonideality of the\nsystem increased. The universal quasi-chemical (UNIQUAC) activity\ncoefficient model was the best all-around model for predicting the\nphase behavior of water–oxygenate–hydrocarbon systems.\nThe Hayden–O’Connell virial equation of state predicted\nthe vapor–liquid phase equilibrium of hydrogen bonding materials\nwell. UNIQUAC in tandem with the Hayden–O’Connell equation\nof state is recommended for the modeling of Fischer–Tropsch\nsyncrude VLLE when the partitioning of oxygenates between phases is\nimportant.
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Codex and Gemma teacher scores by category
| Category | Codex | Gemma |
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| Metaresearch | 0.000 | 0.002 |
| Meta-epidemiology (narrow) | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Meta-epidemiology (broad) | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Bibliometrics | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Science and technology studies | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Scholarly communication | 0.000 | 0.001 |
| Open science | 0.001 | 0.000 |
| Research integrity | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Insufficient payload (model declined to judge) | 0.071 | 0.004 |
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