The liquid-liquid equilibrium (LLE) data were determined for the ternary systems {hexadecane + benzene + 2-methoxyethanol}, (hexadecane + toluene + 2-methoxyethanol), {hexadecane + p-xylene + 2-methoxyethanol), {hexadecane + benzene + acetonitrile}, {hexadecane + toluene + acetonitrile} and {hexadecane + p-xylene + acetonitrile} at 298.15 K and atmospheric pressure. From the LLE data, the selectivity of 2-methoxyethanol and acetonitrile was analyzed to test solvent capability for the separation of aromatic compounds from (aliphatic + aromatic) mixture. The experimental ternary LLE data correlated well with the NRTL and UNIQUAC activity coefficient models with a root mean square deviation (RMSD) of less than 1%. The reliability of the experimental tie line data was ascertained by using the Othmer-Tobias correlation. The selectivity of 2-methoxyethanol and acetonitrile for BTX aromatics was found to be dozens of times more than the unity for both solvents, especially for low concentrations of aromatic compounds. (C) 2015 Published by Elsevier B.V.