Application of molecular modeling to the vapor–liquid equilibrium of alkyl esters (biodiesel) and alcohols systems

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This work is focused on the thermodynamic modeling of systems related to biodiesel processing using the Perturbed Chain form of the Statistical Associating Fluid Theory (PC-SAFT). Different binary ester + ester and methanol or ethanol + ester systems were investigated. The PC-SAFT equation of state was able to predict the vapor–liquid equilibrium and solid–liquid equilibrium of different esters + esters binary systems. Furthermore, using a transferable cross-association parameters approach, the phase behavior of alcohols + alkyl esters of biodiesel was successfully predicted for a wide range of pressure and temperature conditions. Polar interactions seem to play a minor role in determining the phase behavior of mixtures considered in this work.

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Corazza, Marcos L., Fouad, Wael A. and Chapman, Walter G.. "Application of molecular modeling to the vapor–liquid equilibrium of alkyl esters (biodiesel) and alcohols systems." Fuel, 161, (2015) Elsevier: 34-42. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.fuel.2015.08.003.

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