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Solubility Measurements and Thermodynamic Properties of Sorbic Acid in Binary Solvent Mixtures of (Ethanol, 1-Propanol or 2-Propanol + Water) from 283.15 to 323.15 K

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The solubility data of sorbic acid in binary systems of (ethanol + water), (1-propanol + water) and (2-propanol + water) were measured from 283.15 to 323.15 K using the static equilibrium method under atmospheric pressure. It was found that the solubility of sorbic acid in the three binary solvent systems increased with increasing temperature as well as increasing initial mole fraction of organic solvent in these systems. The van’t Hoff–Jouyban–Acree model, the modified Apelblat–Jouyban–Acree model and the CNIBS/R-K model were proposed for correlating the experimental solubility values in various solution systems. Furthermore, the dissolution thermodynamic properties of Gibbs energy change (ΔsolGo), molar enthalpy change (ΔsolHo) and molar entropy change (ΔsolSo) were calculated from the experimental solubility data, using the van’t Hoff equation. The positive values of ΔsolGo, ΔsolHo and ΔsolSo indicate that these dissolution processes of sorbic acid in the solvents studied were all endothermic and entropically favorable. In addition, the change of dissolution enthalpy was the main contributor to the positive value of the molar Gibbs energy of the dissolution process. The experimental solubility and the models used in this work would be conducive to purifying sorbic acid from its crude mixtures.

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The authors are grateful for the financial support from the Major National Science and Technology Projects 2017ZX09101001, National Key Research and Development Projects 2017YFD0201406, Major National Scientific Instrument Development Projects of China 21527812, and National Natural Science Foundation of China 21706183.

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  1. National Engineering Research Center of Industrial Crystallization Technology, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300072, People’s Republic of China

    Bei Zhang, Di Wu, Huaxiang Zhu, Lina Zhou, Baohong Hou & Wei Chen

  2. Sinopharm Chongqing Pharmaceutical and Medical Industry Design Institute Corporation, Chongqing, 400042, People’s Republic of China

    Jing Fang

  3. Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering, Tianjin, 300072, People’s Republic of China

    Lina Zhou, Baohong Hou & Wei Chen

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Zhang, B., Wu, D., Zhu, H. et al. Solubility Measurements and Thermodynamic Properties of Sorbic Acid in Binary Solvent Mixtures of (Ethanol, 1-Propanol or 2-Propanol + Water) from 283.15 to 323.15 K. J Solution Chem 49, 1068–1081 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10953-020-01011-0

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