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1154443 
Journal Article 
Measurement and prediction of the solubility of stearic acid polymorphs by the UNIQUAC equation 
Mirmehrabi, M; Rohani, S 
2004 
Yes 
Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering
ISSN: 0008-4034 
Canadian Society for Chemical Engineering 
HOBOKEN 
82 
2 
335-342 
English 
WOS:000224852500014 
The solubility of stearic acid polymorphs B and C in methanol, 2-butanone, decane and hexane was measured using a precise gravimetric method. Stearic acid is a molecule with 18 carbons that is highly nonideal in solutions and experimental data show strong deviations from the solubility prediction for ideal systems. It is soluble in both polar and nonpolar organic solvents. From experimental solubility, data the solvent mediated polymorphic transition temperature was found around 30degreesC. From thermal analysis, temperature and heat of transition from form B to form C and also heat of fusion of form C were found to be 49degreesC, 20 J/g and 240 J/g, respectively. From experimental solubility data the binary parameters of the universal quasi-chemical (UNIQUAC) model, for stearic acid were calculated. The UNIQUAC solubility predictions compared very closely with the experimental data. 
stearic acid; polymorphism; transition temperature; solubility prediction 
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