Abstract
Studies on the partition of D(-)-mandelic acid were performed in polyethylene glycol(PEG) with molecular masses of 2000, 4000, 6000, 10000, 20000-ammonium sulfate systems. The effect of various parameters such as molecular mass of PEG, phase composition, pH of the system and temperature were investigated in this work. The results indicate that the molecular mass of PEG is a key factor affecting the partitioning behaviors of D(-)-mandelic acid in the PEG-(NH4)2SO4 systems. The influence of pH on the partition shows that the partition coefficient of D(-)-mandelic acid decreases with the increase of pH value. D(-)-mandelic acid partition is only slightly influenced by the temperature. All these indicate that the aqueous two-phase is a very suitable alternative system for the separation of D(-)-mandelic acid.
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