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The solubility of SO 3 and sulfuric acid in acetone and MEK
Author(s) -
Won Wooyoung,
Hudgins Robert R.,
Lohi Ali,
Silveston Peter L.
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
the canadian journal of chemical engineering
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.404
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1939-019X
pISSN - 0008-4034
DOI - 10.1002/cjce.5450790212
Subject(s) - solubility , acetone , sulfuric acid , solvent , ketone , chemistry , volume (thermodynamics) , organic chemistry , inorganic chemistry , nuclear chemistry , thermodynamics , physics
Solubility experiments undertaken between 18°C and 24°C showed that solubility of SO 3 in either acetone or methyl ethyl ketone (MEK) is very small. On the other hand, with these solvents sulfuric acid is fully miscible up to a volume ratio of 30:200 acid:solvent.