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Machine learning coupled with group contribution for predicting the density of deep eutectic solvents

Ahmadreza Roosta, Reza Haghbakhsh, Ana Rita C. Duarte, Sona Raeissi

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Abstract

Deep Eutectic Solvents (DESs) are a recently introduced class of green solvents with unique and favorable characteristics. Despite their recent debut, the scientific community has begun to place greater emphasis on them as alternatives to ionic liquids (ILs). Knowledge of the various physical properties of DESs is essential for various applications in the chemical industries and related fields. In this study, a comprehensive database including 1410 density data points, from 166 different DESs at various temperatures and atmospheric pressure, were retrieved from open literature to develop models to increase the accuracy of density predictions. The densities of DESs were used to develop two commonly used machine learning models, namely Multilayer Perceptron Artificial Neural Network (MLPANN) and Least Square Support Vector Machine (LSSVM), in conjunction with the group contribution (GC) method. Based on the GC method, each fragment of a compound contributes a specific amount to the physical property's value. By considering this, the prediction ability was improved by applying the GC method in the model development procedure. Both models predict the DES densities by taking into account the effect of 35 functional groups, the temperature, and the HBA/HBD molar ratios. The optimum MLPANN model structure consists of a single hidden layer with five neurons and a logarithmic sigmoid transfer function. By employing this MLPANN-GC model, the values of the squared correlation coefficient, R2, and absolute average relative deviation percent, AARD%, were 0.99 and 0.61%, respectively, while for the LSSVM-GC model (with the radial basis function (RBF) kernel), they were 0.99 and 0.56%, respectively. Also, K-fold cross-validation was used to assess the performance of the LSSVM-GC model. The presented machine learning models in this study were found to perform more accurately than those obtained using the best current correlations and GC models for DES densities in the open literature. The more accurate results, in addition to the enhanced predictability behavior of the developed models, give these models a preference for use in industrial and academic applications.

Original languageEnglish
Article number113672
Number of pages18
JournalFluid Phase Equilibria
Volume565
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Feb 2023

Keywords

  • Artificial neural network
  • Density
  • DES
  • Group contribution
  • Machine learning
  • Physical property
  • Support vector machine

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