Prediction of the refractive index and speed of sound of biodiesel from its composition and molecular structure

D Alviso, SD Romano - Fuel, 2021 - Elsevier
The refractive index and speed of sound can be applied in many biodiesel studies, such as
the characterization of biodiesels, their feedstocks, diesel/biodiesel blends, and their …

Optical properties as a tool for the biodiesel industry: A review

J Corach, D Alviso - Biofuels, Bioproducts and Biorefining, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Optical properties analysis is not included in biodiesel quality standards. However, it
provides valuable information about biodiesel and its feedstocks. In particular, very accurate …

Estimation of the refractive index of diesel fuel+ biodiesel blends

I Nita, S Geacai, A Neagu, E Geacai - Ovidius University Annals of …, 2013 - sciendo.com
For now, biodiesel is the commonly accepted biofuel as a substitute for diesel fuel in internal
combustion engines. Diesel fuel blends with up to 20% biodiesel can be used in diesel …

[PDF][PDF] Refractive Index and Effective Polarizability of Biodiesel

SD Romano, PA Sorichetti - J Petro Chem Eng, 2023 - researchgate.net
This work presents original experimental results of refractive index and density of ten
biodiesel, from different feedstock, measured at the same temperature (within 0.1 C), in the …

Measurement and prediction of the speed of sound of biodiesel fuels

SVD Freitas, MLL Paredes, JL Daridon, ÁS Lima… - Fuel, 2013 - Elsevier
Speed of sound is an important fuel thermophysical property that directly characterizes the
fuel injection and the NOx emissions in diesel engines especially for injectors activated with …

Measurement and prediction of speeds of sound of fatty acid ethyl esters and ethylic biodiesels

SVD Freitas, Â Santos, MLCJ Moita… - Fuel, 2013 - Elsevier
Speed of sound of fatty esters provides important information about biodiesel injection
characteristics and enables the estimation of many other important properties of biodiesels …

Multivariate regression models obtained from near-infrared spectroscopy data for prediction of the physical properties of biodiesel and its blends

CL Cunha, AR Torres, AS Luna - Fuel, 2020 - Elsevier
Multivariate calibration based on Partial Least Squares (PLS), Random Forest (RF) and
Support Vector Machine (SVM) methods combined with variable selections tools were used …

[PDF][PDF] Refractive indices for biodiesel mixtures

S Geacai, I Nita, O Iulian, E Geacai - UPB Sci. Bull. Ser. B, 2012 - scientificbulletin.upb.ro
Refractive indices for biodiesel+ diesel fuel and biodiesel+ toluene mixtures using three
different types of biodiesel at 298.15 K, 303.15 K, 313.15 K and 323.15 K on the entire range …

Predictive model to assess the molecular structure of biodiesel fuel

CJ Chuck, CD Bannister, JG Hawley… - Energy & …, 2009 - ACS Publications
Biodiesel is a renewable fuel derived from vegetable, animal, or waste oils. It is synthesized
by the transesterification of triglycerides with either methanol or ethanol. The fatty acid profile …

Refractive index of biodiesel-diesel blends from effective polarizability and density

M Colman, PA Sorichetti, SD Romano - Fuel, 2018 - Elsevier
The refractive index of blends of soybean biodiesel with low sulfur diesel and also with ultra-
low sulfur diesel was determined in the full composition range. Measurements were carried …