A comparative study was made on the extraction equilibria of
succinic and tartaric acids from
aqueous solutions with tri-n-octylamine in xylene. It
was shown that the extractability of tartaric
acid was higher than succinic acid under comparable conditions.
The compositions of the
multiple-extracted complexes in the organic phase and the equilibrium
constants for the
formation of the complexes were numerically determined.
Furthermore, the mole fractions of
the species present in the organic phase were quantitatively obtained
as a function of initial
concentrations of the acids and amine. The effect of temperature
on the extraction of acids was
also examined and a change of complex composition with temperature was
seen for succinic
acid in the temperature range 293−323 K. Finally, the related
thermodynamic data were
calculated.
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