A crucial factor in the development of sustainable crystallization
processes is the use of biobased solvents, which, in turn, necessitates
a comprehensive understanding of the solubility profiles of solid
compounds in biobased solvents. The solubility of timolol maleate
(TIM), used to treat glaucoma, was measured in commercial biobased
solvents at temperatures ranging from 278.15 to 333.15 K using the
polythermal method. Its solubility was determined in eight neat biobased
solvents (acetone, 1-butanol, Cyrene, dimethyl isosorbide (DMI), ethanol,
2-methyltetrahydrofuran (2-MeTHF), 2-propanol, and water) and three
binary solvent mixtures (ethanol + 2-propanol, ethanol + 2-MeTHF,
and ethanol + DMI). It was demonstrated that the solubility of TIM
increases with temperature in the pure solvents and solvent mixtures.
Furthermore, the solubility of TIM decreases in ethanol with increasing
2-propanol, 2-MeTHF, or DMI content, which may act as antisolvents.
The experimental solubility data of TIM in the pure solvents and binary
solvent mixtures were correlated using the modified Apelblat, Yaws,
and λh equations. The correlated solubility data agree well
with the experimental results, indicated by the small relative deviation
and average relative deviation (ARD %) values. The correlated and
experimentally determined solubility data provide crucial information
for the design of sustainable crystallization processes for TIM.