Studies on Acid Sludge: Part IV-Separation and Characterization of Mono & Disulphonic Acids

Abstract

Mono and disulphonic acids have been separated from the acid sludges in the form of their barium salts by solvent extraction based on their solubility characteristics in chloroform and water. The suIphonic acids and their barium salts have been converted into their corresponding hydrocarbons by a modified desulphonation procedure. The probable structures of the hydrocarbons portions have been deduced by n-d-M , IR and UV techniques