Measurements of normal boiling points of fatty acid ethyl esters and triacylglycerols by thermogravimetric analysis

► The biodiesel simulation studies require reliable normal boiling point (NBP) data. ► Results show that calculated normal boiling points using Gani method are acceptable in the ethyl esters case. ► The ethyl ricinoleate NBP is not available in the Aspen plus V7 compounds data base. ► The ethyl ricinoleate NBP is not available in the open literature, here we reported this value. ► Our data allow more accurate characterization of biodiesel representative compounds.