Composition and temperature of the n-butanol, ethanol, water ternary azeotrope system
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Can a ternary system of n-butanol, ethanol, and water form an azeotrope? What are the composition and temperature? It is currently known that n-butanol and water form an azeotrope, as does ethanol and water. Does a three-component system have an azeotrope point, and what are its composition and azeotrope temperature?
That expert has software to simulate it! I’ll learn it by myself when I have time*!
According to the simulation results, there is no triple azeotrope among these three
Intuitively, there should be no triple azeotrope.
It is recommended to check Cheng Nenglin’s \"Solvent Handbook\"
Butanol, ethanol, and water cannot form a ternary azeotrope; the ternary azeotrope of butanol is shown in the figure. (Source: Solvent Manual)