화학공학소재연구정보센터
Bioresource Technology, Vol.84, No.1, 75-80, 2002
Rapid thermogravimetric measurements of boiling points and vapor pressure of saturated medium- and long-chain triglycerides
In developing compositional models for biomass-based diesel fuel extenders, volatility properties of medium- and long-chain saturated triglycerides are essential to predict the impact of low levels of these compounds in mixtures with short-chain triglycerides. A thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) method for rapid measurement of boiling points and vapor pressure was used to obtain data for four pure medium- and long-chain triglycerides. Normal boiling points at 1 atm and the temperature dependence of vapor pressure from 760 mm down to 25 mm Hg were obtained for trilaurin (C12:0), trimyristin (04:0), tripalmitin (06:0), and tristearin (C 18:0). The data showed good agreement with the Clausius-Clapeyron model for temperature dependence of vapor pressure up to I atm pressure. The results of this study were consistent with those obtained using differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) and with data previously reported for reduced pressure.