Abstract
This work focused on the thermodynamic interactions involving volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and biphenyl. The solubility of 60 VOCs in biphenyl was studied using group contribution methods. The modified UNIFAC Dortmund and Lyngby were used to compute the required phase equilibrium in the form of infinite dilution activity coefficients. Six family groups were studied mainly alkanes, alkenes, alkynes, aldehydes, alcohols, and carboxylic acids. The Modified UNIFAC Dortmund performed better than the Modified UNIFAC Lyngby. Biphenyl showed excellent absorption affinity for all VOCs in particular for alkynes and aldehydes. The solubility decreased with increase in VOC molecular weight.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | World Congress on Engineering, WCE 2014 |
| Editors | Craig Douglas, S. I. Ao, S. I. Ao, Warren S. Grundfest, Jon Burgstone, Craig Douglas, Jon Burgstone, S. I. Ao |
| Publisher | Newswood Limited |
| Pages | 601-604 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Volume | 2 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9789881925374 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9789881925350 |
| Publication status | Published - Jan 1 2014 |
| Event | World Congress on Engineering and Computer Science 2014, WCECS 2014 - San Francisco, United States Duration: Oct 22 2014 → Oct 24 2014 |
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| Other | World Congress on Engineering and Computer Science 2014, WCECS 2014 |
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| Country | United States |
| City | San Francisco |
| Period | 10/22/14 → 10/24/14 |
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All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Computer Science (miscellaneous)
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Muzenda, E. (2014). Volatile organic compounds - Biphenyl thermodynamic interactions. In C. Douglas, S. I. Ao, S. I. Ao, W. S. Grundfest, J. Burgstone, C. Douglas, J. Burgstone, & S. I. Ao (Eds.), World Congress on Engineering, WCE 2014 (Vol. 2, pp. 601-604). Newswood Limited.