“…It is also regarded as empirical modeling which relies on reported experimental data from chemical processes. It is difficult to generate a prediction model using mathematical modeling containing various chemical reaction equations and constants, while empirical modeling has the advantage that a prediction model can be set up with reported experimental data easily (Suzuki, Ohtaguchi, & Koide, 1996;Kim, Lee, Chung, & Choi, 2005;Kim, Lee, Chung, & Choi, 2006). In this study, the partial least squares (PLS) method, which is a multivariate analysis method, was used in order to establish a prediction model based on the experimental FP data of binary liquid mixtures including n-butanol þ n-propionic acid, M.E.K.…”