Chapter5AqueousSolubility-RutgersUniversity.ppt

Co-solvent effect on solubility the presence of a co-solvent can increase the solubility of hydrophobic organic chemicals co-solvents can completely change the solvation properties of “water” examples: industrial wastewaters “gasohol” engineered systems for soil or groundwater remediation HPLC focus on sparingly soluble solutes completely water-miscible organic solvents methanol, ethanol, propanol, acetone, dioxane, acetonitrile, dimethylsulfoxide, dimethylformamide, glycerol, and moreWhat do these solvents have in common? In general solubility increases exponentially as cosolvent fraction i