Measurement and Modeling of Clemastine Fumarate (Antihistamine Drug) Solubility in Supercritical Carbon Dioxide

Abstract

The solubilities of clemastine fumarate in supercritical carbon dioxide) ScCO2( were measured for the first time at temperature (308 to 338 K) and pressure (12 to 27 MPa). The measured solubilities were reported in terms of mole faction and it is ranged from 1.61 ×10− 6 to 9.41×10− 6. Various models were used to correlate the data. The efficacy of the models was quantified with corrected Akaike’s information criterion (AICc). A new cluster salvation model was derived to correlate the solubility data. The new model was able to correlate the data and deviation was 10.3% in terms of average absolute relative deviation (AARD). Furthermore, the measured solubilities were also correlated with existing K.-W. Chen et al., cluster salvation model, equation of state (EoS) model and few density models. Among density models, Tippana and Garlapati model was observed to be the best model and corresponding AARD% was 7.57 (corresponding AICc is -678.88). The Peng-Robinson equation of state as temperature independent was able to correlate the data and deviation was 8.25% in terms of AARD% (corresponding AICc is -674.88). Moreover, thermodynamic enthalpies of clemastine fumarate were estimated.