Densities and viscosities were measured as a function
of temperature
for 12 esters of glycolic, dl-lactic, and dl-malic
acids and linear chain alcohols C1–C5. The density and kinematic viscosity were obtained using a pycnometer
and a Pinkevitch capillary viscometer in a temperature range of 293.15–363.15
K with accuracies of 0.1 and 0.35%, respectively. The obtained data
were used for dynamic viscosity calculation. It was demonstrated that
the viscosity–temperature dependence of esters was described
by the ASTM D341 model with an average absolute relative deviation
of 1%. The temperature dependence of dynamic viscosity was fitted
using the Arrhenius-like equation and Vogel–Fulcher–Tammann
(VFT) model. It was found that the adjustable parameters A and B have the similar value for compounds in one
homologous series. These parameters were taken as constant for each
series of esters of the corresponding acids. The dynamic viscosity–temperature
dependence of esters was better described by the VFT model than the
Arrhenius-like equation. The capabilities of some group-additivity
methods for predicting density have been reviewed and compared with
experimental results.