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A Group Contribution Method for Predicting the Alkyl Ester and Biodiesel Densities at Various Temperatures. SUSTAINABILITY 2022. [DOI: 10.3390/su14116804] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
Abstract
Biofuels are an attractive alternative from polluting activities to low carbon ones. In this understanding, biodiesel has the potential to replace fossil diesel. Density is a relevant parameter of biodiesel to work out its quality. Density models lead to reducing the costly and time-consuming experimental measurements. We compiled two databases to prove a group contribution approach. For this purpose, the first database contained 1231 densities of 58 alkyl esters, while the second covered 696 densities of 16 pure biodiesel samples and 8 biodiesel blends. The group contribution method based on the molar volume was used to estimate the alkyl ester densities, while the mixing rule proposed by Kay was used to predict the biodiesel densities. The method developed here is easy to apply and provides excellent results, because an average absolute deviation of 0.29% was reached on the biodiesel density prediction.
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Evangelista NS, do Carmo FR, de Sant’Ana HB. Estimation of Physical Constants of Biodiesel-Related Fatty Acid Alkyl Esters: Normal Boiling Point, Critical Temperature, Critical Pressure, and Acentric Factor. Ind Eng Chem Res 2018. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.iecr.8b01310] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Nathan S. Evangelista
- Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia do Ceará, Campus Iguatu. 63500-000 Iguatu, CE, Brazil
- Grupo de Pesquisa em Modelagem Termodinâmica, Departamento de Engenharia e Tecnologia, Universidade Federal Rural do Semi-Árido, Campus Leste − Centro de Engenharias, 59625-900 Mossoró, RN, Brazil
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- Grupo de Pesquisa em Modelagem Termodinâmica, Departamento de Engenharia e Tecnologia, Universidade Federal Rural do Semi-Árido, Campus Leste − Centro de Engenharias, 59625-900 Mossoró, RN, Brazil
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- Grupo de Pesquisa em Modelagem Termodinâmica, Departamento de Engenharia e Tecnologia, Universidade Federal Rural do Semi-Árido, Campus Leste − Centro de Engenharias, 59625-900 Mossoró, RN, Brazil
- Grupo de Pesquisa em Termofluidodinâmica Aplicada, Departamento de Engenharia Química, Universidade Federal do Ceará, Campus do Pici, 60455-760 Fortaleza, CE, Brazil
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Wallek T, Knöbelreiter K, Rarey J. Estimation of Pure-Component Properties of Biodiesel-Related Components: Fatty Acid Ethyl Esters. Ind Eng Chem Res 2018. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.iecr.7b03794] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Thomas Wallek
- Institute of Chemical Engineering and Environmental Technology, Graz University of Technology, NAWI Graz, Inffeldgasse 25/C, 8010 Graz, Austria
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- Institute of Chemical Engineering and Environmental Technology, Graz University of Technology, NAWI Graz, Inffeldgasse 25/C, 8010 Graz, Austria
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- DDBST GmbH, Marie-Curie-Straße 10, 26129 Oldenburg, Germany
- University of KwaZulu-Natal, King George V Avenue, Durban 4041, South Africa
- Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg, Carl-von-Ossietzky-Straße 9-11, 26129 Oldenburg, Germany
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Evangelista NS, do Carmo FR, de Sant’Ana HB. Estimation of Vapor Pressures and Enthalpies of Vaporization of Biodiesel-Related Fatty Acid Alkyl Esters. Part 2. New Parameters for Classic Vapor Pressure Correlations. Ind Eng Chem Res 2017. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.iecr.7b01539] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Nathan S. Evangelista
- Grupo de Pesquisa
em Termofluidodinâmica Aplicada, Departamento de Engenharia
Química, Universidade Federal do Ceará, Campus
do Pici, 60455-760 Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil
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- Grupo de Pesquisa
em Termofluidodinâmica Aplicada, Departamento de Engenharia
Química, Universidade Federal do Ceará, Campus
do Pici, 60455-760 Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil
- Departamento de Ciências Exatas, Tecnológicas e Humanas, Universidade Federal Rural do Semi-Árido, Campus de Angicos, 59515-000 Angicos, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil
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- Grupo de Pesquisa
em Termofluidodinâmica Aplicada, Departamento de Engenharia
Química, Universidade Federal do Ceará, Campus
do Pici, 60455-760 Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil
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