In this study, the solubility data of 18β-glycyrrhetinic
acid (GA) in 12 neat solvents were determined by the static equilibrium
method at a temperature range of 278.15–323.15 K under a pressure
of 0.1 MPa. These selected solvents were methanol, ethanol, n-propanol, isopropanol, methyl acetate, propyl acetate,
butyl acetate, isobutyl acetate, acetone, 1,4-dioxane, N,N-dimethylformamide (DMF), and tetrahydrofuran
(THF). The experimental results showed that the solubility of GA was
positively correlated with temperature and was correlated using thermodynamic
models. Activity coefficient models such as the NRTL model, Wilson
model, Margules model, and van Laar model were applied to fit the
experimental solubility of GA. A good relevance can be obtained for
data fitting using these models, and the best fitting effect was achieved
with the Wilson equation from ARD and R
2. The Hansen solubility parameter was applied to explain the GA solubility
phenomenon in pure solvents. These study results contribute to crystallization
operation of GA for purification and separation.