Ethanol and water capacities of alcohols: A molecular dynamics study

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 61, Issue 17, 2006, Pages 5834-5840

  Stephenson, S K ^a   Offeman, R D ^a   Robertson, G H ^a   Orts, W J ^a  

^a WESTERN REGIONAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Extraction; Hydrogen bonding; Molecular dynamics; Separations; Simulations; Theory of liquids

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ETHANOL; HYDROGEN BONDS; ISOMERS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; SOLVENTS;

HYDROGEN BONDING; LIQUID-LIQUID SOLVENT EXTRACTION; THEORY OF LIQUIDS;

SOLVENT EXTRACTION;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ETHANOL; HYDROGEN BONDS; ISOMERS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; SOLVENT EXTRACTION; SOLVENTS;

EID: 33745739889     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2006.05.004     Document Type: Article

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