Abstract
A study was conducted of the temperature effect on the extraction of lactic and malic acid by acid-base couple (ABC) extractants in kerosene. Elevating the temperature from 30°C to 80°C decreases the extraction of both acids by ABC extractants comprising tricaprylyl amine (A336). The opposite effect is found for the extraction of lactic acid by primary amine-containing ABC extractants. It seems that temperature effect in the extraction of lactic and malic acids by ABC extractants results, at least partially, from competition for H-bonding. The study has also tested the effect of diluent polarity in ABC extractants by replacing kerosene there with octanol. It has shown that increased polarity affects the extraction of carboxylic acids mainly through stabilization of ion pairs and formation of H-bonds. Another studied effect was that of the ratio between the amine and the lipophilic acid in the ABC extractants. The results were found to depend on the acid-base properties, polarity, and structure of these components and on the properties of the extracted acid.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 69-88 |
Number of pages | 20 |
Journal | Solvent Extraction and Ion Exchange |
Volume | 22 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jan 2004 |
Keywords
- ABC extractants
- Carboxylic acids
- Diluent-polarity effect
- Extraction
- Temperature effect