Solid–liquid
equilibria (SLE) for the binary systems of
C12–C18 saturated fatty acids or their triglycerides + hexadecane
(systems of dodecanoic acid (lauric acid), tetradecanoic acid (myristic
acid), hexadecanoic acid (palmitic acic), octadecanoic acid (stearic
acid), 1,2,3-propanetriyl tridodecanoate (trilaurin), 1,2,3-propanetriyl
tritetradecanoate (trimyristin), 1,2,3-propanetriyl trihexadecanoate
(tripalmitin), or 1,2,3-propanetriyltrioctadecanoate (tristearin),
+ hexadecane) were measured in the hexadecane fractions of 0 to 1
and temperatures from (273.2 to 353.2) K, using differential scanning
calorimetry. These systems were selected as model systems for blending
oily content extracted from restaurant trap grease with fossil fuel
oils. The obtained liquidus curves were discussed in terms of the
effects of carbon chain length, chemical form, and variation in the
liquid component. In addition, the experimental liquidus curves were
compared with predictions based on ideal solution approximation and
on the LLE-UNIFAC and Dortmund-UNIFAC models. The triglyceride and
hexadecane binary systems were close to the ideal solution, while
the fatty acid–hexadecane binary systems were not. The Dortmund-UNIFAC
model successfully predicted all liquidus curves of the nonideal,
fatty acid–hexadecane systems.