ISSN:
0001-1541
Keywords:
Chemistry
;
Chemical Engineering
Source:
Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
Topics:
Chemistry and Pharmacology
,
Process Engineering, Biotechnology, Nutrition Technology
Notes:
We report experimental data showing the effect of temperature on polymer partitioning in the dextran (DEX500)-polyethylene glycol (PEG8000)-water system. Increasing temperature increases the concentration of PEG in the top phase and decreases the concentration of DEX in the bottom phase. A solution thermodynamic model based on local compositions with temperature-dependent parameters correlates the experimental data well, and an efficient Gibbs-free energy minimization algorithm for phase equilibrium calculations is described. The partial molar enthalpies and entropies of each of the solutes, calculated with the model, are negative and decrease in magnitude as temperature increases.
Additional Material:
8 Ill.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/aic.690391208
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