Thermodynamic models for determination of the solubility of dl-malic acid in methanol plus (acetonitrile, N,N-dimethylformamide, isopropyl alcohol) binary solvent mixtures

Qi Zhang, Yang Yang, Limin Cheng, Cuicui Cao, Zhiwen Ding, Chunxiao Wang, Wenge Yang, Yonghong Hu, Yonglan Li

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Abstract

The solubility of dl-malic acid in binary solvent mixtures consisting of (methanol + acetonitrile); (methanol + N,N-dimethylformamide); and (methanol + isopropyl alcohol) was measured at temperatures ranging from (278.15 to 328.15) K by gravimetric method. Values of the solubility were fitted using modified Apelblat equation and Buchowski-Ksiazaczak λh model. Computational results showed that the modified Apelblat equation was superior to the other equation. In addition, the thermodynamic properties of the solution process, including the Gibbs free energy, enthalpy, and entropy were calculated by the van't Hoff analysis. This study provides valuable data for the dl-malic acid purification by the preferential crystallization procedure.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)148-154
Number of pages7
JournalJournal of Chemical Thermodynamics
Volume85
DOIs
StatePublished - Jun 2015

Keywords

  • Buchowski-Ksiazaczak λh model
  • Modified Apelblat equation
  • Thermodynamic properties
  • dl-malic acid

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