title: Effect of the cation and the anion of an electrolyte on the solubility of DL-aminobutyric acid in aqueous solutions: measurement and modelling.
abstract: The solubilities at 298.2 K of dl-aminobutyric acid in aqueous solutions of NaCl, KCl, NaNO(3) and KNO(3) were measured. The solubility of DL-aminobutyric acid was found to be influenced by the concentration and by the nature of both the cation and the anion of the electrolyte. Comparison of the results obtained in this study and those for other amino acids reported in the literature, indicates that the structure of the hydrocarbon backbone of an amino acid plays an important role in the interactions of an amino acid with an electrolyte. A thermodynamic model has been used to correlate the solubilities of DL-aminobutyric acid in aqueous electrolyte solutions. The activity coefficients of the amino acid in the electrolyte solutions, were represented by a model proposed by Khoshkbarchi and Vera [M.K. Khoshkbarchi, J.H. Vera, AIChE J. 42 (1996) 2354; M.K. Khoshkbarchi, J.H. Vera, Ind. Eng. Chem. Res. 35 (1996) 4755]. This model, which considers a combination of both long- and short-range interactions, contains only two adjustable parameters. All other parameters are available in the literature. The model can accurately correlate the solubility of dl-aminobutyric acid in aqueous solutions of electrolytes.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela E-15706, Spain.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Soto
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Arce
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: K Khoshkbarchi
authors.forename: J H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Vera