Comparison of the a Priori COSMO-RS Models and Group Contribution Methods: Original UNIFAC, Modified UNIFAC(Do), and Modified UNIFAC(Do) Consortium

A comparison of the performances of the COSMO-SAC, COSMO-RS(Ol), original UNIFAC, modified UNIFAC(Do), and modified UNIFAC(Do) Consortium for activity coefficients at infinite dilution and binary VLE data is presented. The σ-profiles used in performing COSMO-SAC and COSMO-RS(Ol) calculations were taken from the published σ-profile database VT 2005. The predicted results were compared with the experimental data stored in the Dortmund Data Bank and analyzed with respect to the types of components in the mixture. The results show that the UNIFAC models based on experimental data are superior to the a priori COSMO-RS models.