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The Bancroft Point and Vapor-Liquid Equilibria in the System Benzene Plus Isopropanol
Published
Author(s)
J. R. Elliott, James C. Rainwater
Abstract
Vapor-liquid equilibria for the title system indicate azeotropic behavior with the composition of the azeotrope shifting from being benzene-rich at low pressure to isopropanol-rich at high pressure. We attribute this behavior to the nature of the Bancroft point in this system and discuss the prevalence of Bancroft points in general. In a study comprising 1350 pure components, 64,103 Bancroft points were identified.
Citation
Fluid Phase Equilibria
Volume
175
Issue
Nol 1-2
Pub Type
Journals
Keywords
azeotrope, Bancroft point, butane, isopropanol, vapor-liquid equilibria
Elliott, J.
and Rainwater, J.
(2000),
The Bancroft Point and Vapor-Liquid Equilibria in the System Benzene Plus Isopropanol, Fluid Phase Equilibria
(Accessed October 11, 2025)