In 2004, we started to develop a group contribution method aimed at estimating the temperature-dependent
binary interaction parameters (k
ij
(T)) for the widely used Peng−Robinson equation of state (EOS). This model
was called PPR78 (predictive 1978, Peng Robinson EOS), because it relies on the Peng−Robinson EOS as
published by Peng and Robinson in 1978 and because the addition of a group contribution method to estimate
the k
ij
value makes it predictive. In our previous papers, 12 groups were defined: CH3, CH2, CH, C, CH4
(methane), C2H6 (ethane), CHaro, Caro, Cfused
aromatic
rings, CH2,cyclic, CHcyclic = Ccyclic, and CO2. Thus, it was
possible to estimate the k
ij
value for any mixture that contains alkanes, aromatics, naphthenes, and CO2,
regardless of the temperature. In this study, the PPR78 model is extended to systems that contain nitrogen.
To do so, the group N2 was added.