for the n-alkane series, emphasizing the robustness of its chain and dispersion terms for
extrapolation. The new EOS also shows significantly improved predictions of phase
behavior of asymmetric mixtures when compared to predictions from PC-SAFT. The
results are also better in the critical region. Finally the model was applied to HDPE
in various solvents, and it was found to accurately describe the phase equilibria of
HDPE solutions. In particular, the model predictions of the demixing pressure are
significantly closer to experimental data than the predictions of the PC-SAFT model
at high polymer concentrations.
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