Recovery of Propionic Acid from Aqueous Phase using Alamine 336 in 1 – Octanol by Reactive Extraction
B. Sarath Babu1, Priyanka Seerla Venkata2
1Dr. B. Sarath Babu, Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering, SV University College of Engineering, Tirupati (Andhra Pradesh), India.
2Priyanka Seerla Venkata, PG Scholar, Department of Chemical Engineering, SV University College of Engineering, Tirupati (Andhra Pradesh), India.
Manuscript received on 24 April 2024 | Revised Manuscript received on 07 May 2024 | Manuscript Accepted on 15 May 2024 | Manuscript published on 30 May 2024 | PP: 1-6 | Volume-4 Issue-1 May 2024 | Retrieval Number: 100.1/ijpe.A192004010524 | DOI: 10.54105/ijpe.A1920.04010524
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Abstract: The by-products of carboxylic acids are useful in chemical industry, pharmaceutical industry, preservations, drug delivery towards a more economical energy efficient technology. Physical and chemical equilibria results are presented as equilibrium distribution, distribution co -efficient, extraction efficiency, loading ratio and volume percentage by varying concentrations. The distribution of propionic acid between aqueous phase and organic phase reaches equilibrium over a concentration range of 0.009 kmol/m3 – 0.055 kmol/m3. The optimum TOA concentration is found to be 40% at which KD value for 1 – octanol is 16.7. The modified separation increases with decrease in TOA & acid concentration and alamine loading with acid Z decreases with increase in alamine concentration in 1 – octanol. Optimum extraction efficiency is 43.82% for a conc. of 40% TOA at 0.2 kmol/m3
Keywords: Carboxylic Acids, Propionic Acid, 1 – Octanol, Alamine – 336, Reactive Extraction, Loading Ratio, Equilibrium Distribution, Efficiency, Modified Separation.
Scope of the Article: Petroleum Geochemistry