Dew points of quaternary ethane + carbon dioxide + water + methanol mixtures--measurement and modelling

Dew points have been measured for eight ethane + carbon dioxide + water + methanol mixtures at pressures from 0.11 to 2.17 MPa and temperatures from 249.0 to 288.7 K. The results are analysed in terms of a predictive excess-function equation of state (EF-EOS) method based on the zeroth approximation of Guggenheim's reticular model. This method can be used to adequately predict the dew points of the mixtures in the temperature and pressure ranges used in the present study. In fact, the model reproduces the experimental dew point temperature data with [less than or equal to] 3.1 K average absolute deviation. Key words: dew point, equation of state, excess function.