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| Author(s): |
Rafael Mauricio Matricarde Falleiro
Total Authors: 1
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| Document type: | Master's Dissertation |
| Press: | Campinas, SP. |
| Institution: | Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP). Faculdade de Engenharia Química |
| Defense date: | 2009-03-23 |
| Examining board members: |
Maria Alvina Krähenbühl;
Domingos Savio Giordani;
Mariana Conceição da Costa
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| Advisor: | Maria Alvina Krähenbühl; Antonio José de Almeida Meirelles |
| Abstract | |
This work will contribute to some unpublished data of phase equilibria of compounds that form the biodiesel, which arouses the interest immediately. Vapor-liquid equilibrium (VLE) data for three binary mixtures of saturated fatty acids have been successfully measured through differential scanning calorimetry (DSC). These data are of great interest to the industries mainly of biodiesel, since processes such as crystallization or separation of undesired components can be minimized from such data. However, changes in the calorimeter pressure cell and the use of hermetic pans with caps with holes (f = 250 µm) have been necessary so that this analytical technique was possible to be applied, showing accuracy in results, shorter sample quantity and operational time. The systems studied at 50 mmHg in this work were: myristic acid (C14:0) + palmitic acid (C16:0), myristic acid (C14:0) + stearic acid (C18:0) e palmitic acid (C16:0) + stearic acid (C18:0). The linoleic acid (C18:2) + oleic acid (C18:1) binary mixture was investigated in the pressure of 8 mmHg. The binary systems were prepared using small quantities (2.5 to 4.5 mg) of samples in different mole fractions varying between 0.0 and 1.0 in relation to the most volatile component of each diagram. The fugacity coefficients for the components in the vapor phase have been calculated using the Hayden and O'Connell's method (Fredenslund et al., 1977) and the activity coefficients for the liquid phase have been correlated to the traditional gE models: NRTL (Renon and Prausnitz, 1968), UNIQUAC (Abrams and Prausnitz, 1975) and Wilson (Prausnitz et al., 1999). The set of parameters were then compared in order to determine which adjustments would best represent the VLE. The thermodynamic modeling is important for the development of equipment for the biodiesel production and purification. (AU) | |