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    • Keywords

       

      Green chemistry, partition coefficient, reduce, recycle, reuse, organic solvents, environment, CCl$_4$.

    • Abstract

       

      One of the common physical chemistry experiments carried out in undergraduate programs is the determination of the partition coefficient (Ko) in which a solute is distributed be­tween organic and aqueous layers. After the experiment, the used-up organic layer and stock organic layer are discarded without proper measure, which poses a serious threat to our environment. In this article, we propose a simple, cost-effective and environment-friendly method to recycle the organic sol­vent used during the experiment.

    • Author Affiliations

       

      Gnanamani Simiyon G1 Mary Vergheese T B Nivetha B

      1. Department of Chemistry Madras Christian College East Tamabaram Chennai 600 059.
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