Critical constants and acentric factors for long-chain alkanes suitable for corresponding states applications. A critical review

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 66, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 35-49

  Kontogeorgis, Georgios M ^a   Tassios, Dimitrios P ^a  

^a NATIONAL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Acentric factors; Long chain alkanes; n alkanes; Vapor pressures

Indexed keywords

CORRELATION METHODS; EQUATIONS OF STATE OF LIQUIDS; ESTIMATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES; VAPOR PRESSURE;

ACENTRIC FACTORS; CORRESPONDING STATES METHODS; LEE KESLER EQUATIONS;

PARAFFINS;

EID: 0030635291     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1385-8947(96)03146-4     Document Type: Review

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