RT info:eu-repo/semantics/article T1 Novel ethyl lactate based ATPS for the purification of rutin and quercetin A1 Velho, Pedro A1 Requejo, Patricia F. A1 Gómez, Elena A1 Macedo, Eugénia A. K1 Ethyl lactate K1 Flavonoids K1 Aqueous two-phase systems K1 Partitioning K1 Thermodynamic modelling AB The application of new aqueous two-phase systems (ATPS) composed by a hydrophilic green solvent, ethyl lactate, and two low environmental impact salts: sodium and potassium citrate have been studied for the recovery of two flavonoids from aqueous solutions. First, to understand the phase formation process of the ATPS, binodal curves and tie-lines and their respective slopes and tie-line lengths were determined at T=298.15 K and atmospheric pressure. The degree of consistency of the tie-lines was evaluated using Othmer-Tobias and Bancroft equations. Moreover, the influence of the change of the salt cation on the phase behaviour has been assessed.Furthermore, the UNIversal QUAsiChemical (UNIQUAC) thermodynamic model was applied to describe the phase equilibria presented in this work. Furthermore, the partitioning of two flavonoids, rutin and quercetin, in these ATPS {ethyl lactate (1) + citrate salts (2) + water (3)} was measured at T = 298.15 K and atmospheric pressure. Finally, the obtained results were compared with those found in literature. PB Elsevier SN 1383-5866 YR 2020 FD 2020 LK https://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/65623 UL https://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/65623 LA eng NO Separation and Purification Technology, 2020, vol. 252 p. 117447 NO Producción Científica DS UVaDOC RD 18-nov-2024