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Investigations on the Thermophysical Properties of the Binary Mixtures of Ethyl Laurate with Four n-Alkanols

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The density, viscosity and excess properties of biodiesel–alcohol fuel blends are investigated for research into the blending of fuels. Four n-alkanols (1-propanol, 1-butanol, 1-pentanol and 1-hexanol) as additives were mixed with ethyl laurate to form binary systems for density and viscosity measurement. Excess molar volumes and viscosity deviations of the four binary systems (1-propanol + ethyl laurate), (1-butanol + ethyl laurate), (1-pentanol + ethyl laurate), and (1-hexanol + ethyl laurate) were calculated from the experimental density and viscosity data and fitted with the Redlich–Kister equation. Grunberg–Nissan and McAllister equations were used to correlate viscosities and the correlated values from McAllister equation are in good agreement with the experimental data. The results may be useful for the research and development of biodiesel–alcohol fuel blends.

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The authors are grateful to the Natural Science Foundation of Shandong Province (ZR2016BQ40) for funding this research.

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    Dan Li, Meng Guo, Qian Wu, Menglei Li, Nannan Ruan & Lijun Gao

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Li, D., Guo, M., Wu, Q. et al. Investigations on the Thermophysical Properties of the Binary Mixtures of Ethyl Laurate with Four n-Alkanols. J Solution Chem 49, 1237–1249 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10953-020-01024-9

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