화학공학소재연구정보센터
Journal of Chemical and Engineering Data, Vol.63, No.9, 3369-3381, 2018
Solubility Measurement, Modeling, and Thermodynamic Functions for para-Methoxyphenylacetic Acid in Pure and Mixed Organic and Aqueous Systems
The solubility of para-methoxyphenylacetic acid in different solvents is of critical significance for the design and optimization of its purification process via crystallization. The present study illustrates new solid liquid phase equilibrium data of para-methoxy phenyl acetic acid in water, acetonitrile, propan-2-ol, morpholine, toluene, anisole, and binary (propan-2-ol + water, propan-2-ol + toluene) mixed solvents using a static analytical method from 283.15 to 323.15 K at atmospheric pressure. The highest solubility of para-methoxyphenylacetic acid was observed in propan-2-ol and lowest in water, with the maximum solubility effect for propan-2-ol + toluene binary system obtained at 0.5001 solute-free mole fraction of propan-2-ol. The modified Apelblat equation, lambda h (Buchowski) equation, and nonrandom two-liquid (NRTL) activity coefficient model were used to correlate the experimental solubility data in pure solvents, whereas the binary solvent systems were modeled using the van't Hoff Jouyban Acree, Apelblat Jouyban Acree, and NRTL models, among which the NRTL model exhibited better goodness of fit. Also, for insight into the molecular interactions in the solvent systems, the enthalpy of dissolution has been being evaluated.