Solubility of phenolic compounds in water, organic and supercritical solvents

• Author(s): Queimada, António ; Mota, Fátima ; Direito, Filipe ; Pinho, Simão ; Macedo, Eugénia A.
• Date: 2009
• Persistent ID: http://hdl.handle.net/10198/2181
• Origin: Biblioteca Digital do IPB
• Subject(s): Phenolic compounds; Organic solvents; Supercritical solvents; Solubility; CPA
• Document Type: Conference Object
• Language: English

Description

Phenolic compounds represent a class of important chemicals with both biological and industrial importance. Their production, either by chemical synthesis or extraction from different biological media requires the adequate knowledge of phase equilibria. Particularly, the solubility in aqueous systems organic and supercritical solvents are fundamental for a better design of separation and purification processes.