Molar heat capacities of solvents used in CO2 capture: A group additivity and molecular connectivity analysis

The molar heat capacities of 38 pure solvents used for CO2 capture studies are reported in the temperature range of 303.15393.15?K and atmospheric pressure. Existing structural similarities between these compounds were explored using a group additivity analysis (GAA) and molecular connectivity principles in terms of the reported heat capacity data. Group additivity yields the estimates of CH3, CH2, CH, C, ?CH, NH2, NH, N, ?N, OH, O and ?O group contributions to the molar heat capacities at each investigated temperature. Molecular connectivity approach provides a single equation that models the molar heat capacities of amines over the investigated temperature range. Absolute average deviations for the GAA were found to be <2.5%, and <3% for the molecular connectivity analysis. The developed equations were tested by predicting the molar heat capacities of solvents newly proposed for CO2 capture.