Comparative Assessment of Group Contribution Models for Estimating the Isobaric Heat Capacity of Ionic Liquids

Peterson Y G de Medeiros Araújo1, Nathan S Evangelista2, Frederico R do Carmo3

  • 1Grupo de Pesquisa em Termofluidodinâmica Aplicada, Departamento de Engenharia Química, Universidade Federal do Ceará, Campus do Pici, Bloco 709, Fortaleza, State of Ceará 60455-760, Brazil.

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