Phase equilibria and salting-out effects in a cesium nitrate-triethylamine-water system at 5–25°C

Abstract

Phase equilibria and critical phenomena in a cesium nitrate-water-triethylamine system in which the constituent binary liquid system is stratified at the lower critical solution temperature (LCST) is studied in a range of 5–25°C by the visual polythermal method. It is found that introducing cesium nitrate into the water-triethylamine system leads to a slight reduction in the LCST (from 18.3 to 16.3°C) and to a decrease in the mutual solubility of the components. The distribution coefficients of triethylamine between aqueous and the organic phases of the monotectic state at different temperatures are calculated. It is found that the salting-out of triethylamine from aqueous solutions by cesium nitrate increases with rising temperature. The results of the salting-out effect of sodium, potassium, and cesium nitrates on a water-triethylamine binary system are compared.