Оbtaining isovaleric acid extraction from plant raw material

Abstract

The paper presents a mathematical description of the process of obtaining isovaleric acid by the method of extraction of roots and rhizomes of valerian, taking into account its chemical structure and the nature of the extractant. The traditional case of the extraction process, the straight line of equilibrium in the case of using an aqueous alcohol solution as an extractant and the unconventional case of using desalinated water as an extractant, which is represented by a convex equilibrium line, is substantiated. The cause of the unconventional case is the phenomenon of formation of associations between diphilic molecules of isovaleric acid and dipole molecules with water. The possibility of using ion exchange was investigated to isolate isovaleric acid from the extract of biologically active compounds. The identity of isovaleric acid obtained in this way by the gas method was confirmed chromatography.