claude (Stranger)
09-01-04 09:02
No 528873
      GAA from > 75% acetic acid solutions     

GAA is not equally easy to find OTC in all countries. In some places, only the 75% or maybe 80% are available.
So, I've read numerous post concerning the drying of aqueous solutions of acetic acid, particularely for concentration superior to 75%. And the use of a drying agent like MgSO4, or CuSO4 is rarely mentionned. But CuSO4 is said to work for formic acid, when concentration superior to 77% (which is the azeotrope water/formic acid) is needed. So, maybe it can work for acetic acid too ? But, that's right, a big quantity of drying agent is needed :

For exemple for 1L of 75% solution of acetic acid : the quantity of water is approximately 250g i.e. 250/18 = 13,9 mol.
Each mole of CuSO4 crystallize with 5 moles of H2O. So, too absorb all the water, we need a minimum of 13,9/5 = 2,78 mol of CuSO4 i.e. 2,78 X 159,6 = 443,7 g of CuSO4.

It's big, but it's possible, what's your opinion ? Informations that prove that doesn't work ?
 
 
 
 
    Nicodem
(Hive Bee)
09-02-04 01:55
No 529089
      You can azeotropicaly dry acetic acid     

You can azeotropicaly dry acetic acid:

http://separationprocesses.com/Distillation/DT_Chp06c07.htm

You can make some n-butyl acetate from your 75% acetic acid and n-butanol.

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    claude
(Stranger)
09-02-04 04:01
No 529115
      Thanks Nicodem     

This process is technically interesting, but unless you have already n-butyl acetate, it involves a new esterification reaction to form it from acetic acid and n-butanol. Followed by the azeotrope drying, including a distillation.
So, if the method of drying agents can work, it's a good point. If it's a dead end, then I will look in the azeotrope drying way.