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Title: Distribution of furfuryl alcohol between water and butyl acetate

Journal Article · · J. Appl. Chem. USSR (Engl. Transl.); (United States)
OSTI ID:6989992

This paper studies the distribution of furfuryl alcohol between water and butyl acetate, which has a comparatively low solubility in water (0.5 g in 100 ml of water), forming a heterogeneous azeotropic mixture. Butyl acetate is capable of giving a hydrogen bond at the carbonyl oxygen with hydroxyl compounds, which serves as the basis for its use as an extraction reagent. The distribution of furfuryl alcohol between water and butyl acetate was studied without salting out agents, and also in the presence of sodium chloride. The experiments were conducted with model solutions of freshly redistilled furfuryl alcohol by shaking equal volumes of the phases in a separatory funnel at 18-20 C. An analysis of furfuryl alcohol in experiments without salting out was performed by a titrimetric method. The results of the distribution of furfuryl alcohol without salting out agents are presented in a table. The distribution of furfuryl alcohol in butyl acetate in the presence of sodium chloride was studied in a smaller range of concentrations.

Research Organization:
Tashkent Branch of the All-Union Sci-Res. Institute of Water Supply
OSTI ID:
6989992
Journal Information:
J. Appl. Chem. USSR (Engl. Transl.); (United States), Vol. 57:12,PT. 2
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English