Facilitated Pertraction of p-Aminobenzoic Acid with Amberlite LA-2 in Presence of 1-Octanol

Abstract

p-Aminobenzoic acid has been facilitated pertracted with Amberlite LA-2 dissolved in dichloromethane, using a U-shaped pertraction cell which allows obtaining the free liquid membrane. The pertraction has been a carrier out in the presence of 1-octanol added in the liquid membrane. The addition of the alcohol led to the increase for up to 3 times of the acid initial and final mass flows, this effect being directly related to the process variables (pH-gradient between the aqueous phases, carrier and alcohol concentrations inside the membrane phase, mixing intensity). But, the influence of 1-octanol on the transport capacity of the pertraction system was negative, its addition inducing the accumulation of PABA in the liquid membrane, and requiring the reevaluation and optimization of the acid reextraction from the membrane phase to the stripping one.

Keywords:

• 1-octanol
• Amberlite LA-2
• facilitated pertraction
• mass flow
• p-aminobenzoic acid
• permeability factor

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

This work was supported by the Grant ID 317/2007 authorized by The National University Research Council (UEFISCSU).