Solubility and dissolution thermodynamic properties of potassium benzoate in pure solvents

In this study, the static method was employed to investigate the solubility of potassium benzoate in ten pure solvents, including methanol, ethanol, n-propanol, isopropanol, n-butanol, isobutanol, n-pentanol, formamide, N , N -dimethylformamide, and N , N -dimethylacetamide, within the temperature range from 282.95 to 317.95 K at atmospheric pressure. The influence of temperature and solvent type on the solubility of potassium benzoate was analyzed. The experimental results revealed that the solubility of potassium benzoate increased with the rising of temperature in all the solvents studied. In addition, the experimental solubility data of potassium benzoate was fitted using the modified Apelblat equation and the λh equation. The calculated data showed that the modified Apelblat equation gave the better results compared to the λh equation. Furthermore, the Hansen solubility parameters and dipole moments were used to elucidate the solubilization behavior of potassium benzoate in various solvents. Finally, the dissolution thermodynamic properties of potassium benzoate including the Gibbs free energy, enthalpy and entropy were calculated based on the experimental solubility data and the van't Hoff equation.