Measurement and prediction of the solubility of stearic acid polymorphs by the UNIQUAC equation

Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering

Volumn 82, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 335-342

  Mirmehrabi, Mahmoud ^a   Rohani, Sohrab ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Polymorphism; Solubility prediction; Stearic acid; Transition temperature

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL ENGINEERING; ORGANIC SOLVENTS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; SOLUBILITY; SUPERCONDUCTING TRANSITION TEMPERATURE; THERMOANALYSIS;

EXPERIMENTAL DATA; GRAVIMETRIC METHODS; NONPOLAR ORGANIC SOLVENTS; POLYMORPHS;

STEARIC ACID;

2 BUTANONE; DECANE; HEXANE; METHANOL; STEARIC ACID;

ACID;

ARTICLE; GRAVIMETRY; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; POLARIZATION; PREDICTION; SOLUBILITY; THERMAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 4444293659     PISSN: 00084034     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cjce.5450820214     Document Type: Article

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