Group Contribution Method for Predicting the Phase Behavior of Binary Mixtures Containing Carbon Dioxide

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Department of Chemical Engineering, Shiraz University of Technology, Shiraz, Iran

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This work deals with estimation of temperature dependent binary interaction parameters (k ij) for binary systems containing CO 2 using the Soave-Redlich-Kwong equation of state with a group contribution method. In this paper six groups, namely CH 3, CH 2, CH, CH 4 (methane), C2H 6 (ethane), and CO 2 (carbon dioxide) are defined and their relevant values of group interaction parameters are optimized. Using this method, it is possible to estimate the k ij of any mixture containing carbon dioxide and hydrocarbons at any temperature along the coexistence curve. The results obtained in
this study are, in most cases, accurate.

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