Mr. Riazi et Ta. Alsahhaf, PHYSICAL-PROPERTIES OF N-ALKANES AND N-ALKYLHYDROCARBONS - APPLICATION TO PETROLEUM MIXTURES, Industrial & engineering chemistry research, 34(11), 1995, pp. 4145-4148
Equations are provided for the estimation of critical constants, freez
ing point, boiling point, accentric factor, density, refractive index,
and surface tension of n-alkanes, n-alkylcyclopentanes, n-alkylcycloh
exanes, and n-alkylbenzenes in terms of molecular weight. The equation
s show internal consistency among various properties for high molecula
r weight compounds. The properties of petroleum mixtures have been est
imated through proposed equations, and it is shown that the equations
can be used to estimate properties of heavy petroleum mixtures.