\documentclass{standalone}
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\usepackage{pgfplots}
\pgfplotsset{compat=newest}

\pagestyle{empty}

\usepgfplotslibrary{ternary}

\begin{document}
\begin{tikzpicture}
\begin{ternaryaxis}[
	xlabel=x (IPA),
	ylabel=y (water),
	zlabel=z (propene),
	axis on top,
]
% plotdata/ternary_data.txt is a table of the form
%A_propene A_water A_IPA  B_propene B_water B_IPA
% 0.0009   0.9990  0      0.9333    0.0667  0
% 0.0009   0.9988  0.0002 0.9303    0.0665  0.0032
% 0.0011   0.9975  0.0013 0.9135    0.0673  0.0191
% 0.0013   0.9962  0.0024 0.8956    0.0693  0.0351
%...
	\addplot3[
		tieline={each nth tie=5},
		fill=blue!10,
	]
	table [x=A_IPA,y=A_water,z=A_propene] 
		{plotdata/ternary_data.txt};
\end{ternaryaxis}
\end{tikzpicture}
\end{document}
