Azeotrope or azeotrope-like compositions of (z)-1-chloro-2,3,3-trifluoroprop-1-ene with ethanol or methanol and solvent applications thereof

A composition comprising an azeotrope or azeotrope-like composition consisting essentially of (Z)-1-chloro-2,3,3-trifluoroprop-1-ene, methanol, and trans-dichloroethylene wherein in a ternary composition diagram the (Z)-1-chloro-2,3,3-trifluoroprop-1-ene, methanol, and trans-dichloroethylene are within a quadrilateral region having the following points as vertices:

• point A:
• ((Z)-1-chloro-2,3,3-trifluoroprop-1-ene/methanol/trans-dichloroethylene=about 0.9 wt. %/about 8.2 wt. %/about 90.9 wt. %);
• point B:
• ((Z)-1-chloro-2,3,3-trifluoroprop-1-ene/methanol/trans-dichloroethylene=about 0.9 wt. %/about 13.7 wt. %/about 85.4 wt. %);
• point C:
• ((Z)-1-chloro-2,3,3-trifluoroprop-1-ene/methanol/trans-dichloroethylene=about 39.6 wt. %/about 8.3 wt. %/about 52.1 wt. %);
• and
• point D:
• ((Z)-1-chloro-2,3,3-trifluoroprop-1-ene/methanol/trans-dichloroethylene=about 41.1 wt. %/about 4.9 wt. %/about 54.0 wt. %).

A composition comprising an azeotrope or azeotrope-like composition consisting essentially of (Z)-1-chloro-2,3,3-trifluoroprop-1-ene, ethanol, and trans-dichloroethylene wherein in a ternary composition diagram the (Z)-1-chloro-2,3,3-trifluoroprop-1-ene, ethanol, and trans-dichloroethylene are within a quadrilateral region having the following points as vertices:

• point M:
• ((Z)-1-chloro-2,3,3-trifluoroprop-1-ene/ethanol/trans-dichloroethylene=about 1.0 wt. %/about 1.0 wt. %/about 98.0 wt. %);
• point N:
• ((Z)-1-chloro-2,3,3-trifluoroprop-1-ene/ethanol/trans-dichloroethylene=about 0.9 wt. %/about 9.0 wt. %/about 90.1 wt. %);
• point 0:
• ((Z)-1-chloro-2,3,3-trifluoroprop-1-ene/ethanol/trans-dichloroethylene=about 33.3 wt. %/about 6.1 wt. %/about 60.6 wt. %);
• and
• point P:
• ((Z)-1-chloro-2,3,3-trifluoroprop-1-ene/ethanol/trans-dichloroethylene=about 35.5 wt. %/about 0.6 wt. %/about 64.1 wt. %).