Monte Carlo simulation of n-paraffins and higher alcohols in supercritical carbon dioxide

Fluid Phase Equilibria

Volumn 116, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 267-274

  Iwai, Y ^a   Koga, Y ^a   Arai, Y ^a  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Chain molecule; Computer simulation; Lennard Jones; Monte Carlo; Solid gas equilibria; Supercritical fluid extraction; Theory

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOLS; CALCULATIONS; CARBON DIOXIDE; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; PARAFFINS; PHASE EQUILIBRIA; SOLVENTS;

CHEMICAL POTENTIAL; INTERMOLECULAR PARAMETER; ISOTHERMAL ISOBARIC KIRKWOOD METHOD; MEAN SQUARE END TO END SEPARATIONS; STATIC PROPERTIES;

COMPUTER SIMULATION;

EID: 30244540914     PISSN: 03783812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0378-3812(95)02895-1     Document Type: Article

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