This book covers the most useful experimental methods for all types of solubility measurements. While the importance of solubility has long been recognized throughout science, prior to the publication of this volume, no systematic critical presentation of the methods for obtaining solubilities has been given. Each chapter aims to be comprehensive but not encyclopedic, with coverage of the reliable methods in the particular area. Illustrations have been included to enable the novice investigator to readily develop custom-built apparatus.

From the Preface: “Solubility is perhaps the most fundamental of all chemical phenomena. The significance of what dissolves what, to what extent, at what temperature and pressure, and the effects of other species, was recognized even by the early alchemists. In more recent times the importance of solubility phenomena has been recognized throughout science...The purpose of this book...is to bring together for the first time, into one publication, a comprehensive account of the reliable experimental techniques for the measurement of solubilities of virtually all types...”

Target Audience: Any reader who requires state-of-the-art information on the experimental determination of solubilities.

Table of Contents:

Fundamentals of Solubility:

Thermodynamics of Solubility

Kinetics and Mechanisms of Crystal Growth and Dissolution

Gases:

Solubility of Gases in Liquids

Solubility of Gases in Polymers

Solubility of Gases in Molten Salts and Molten Metals

Solubility of Gases in Solid Metals

Liquids:

Liquid—Liquid Solubilities

Solids:

Solubility of Solids in Liquids

Solubility of Sparingly Soluble Ionic Solids in Liquids

Solubility of Salt—Water Systems at High Temperatures and Pressures

Solubility of Metals and Non-Metallic Substances in Liquid Metals

Solubility of Solids in Solids

Special Systems:

Solubility of Solids and Liquids in Supercritical Fluids

Solubility of Solids and Liquids in Cryogenic Liquids

Solubility of Polymers in Liquids

Index