Talk:Acid-base extraction
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[edit] A picture is worth a 1000 words
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I think an illustrative diagram/scheme near the start of this article would help the readability of the article.
I think this diagram/scheme can take the form of a series of steps where the amine "moves" from an organic phase into an aqueous phase, and then back to the organic phase as the pH of the solution is adjusted.
Included in this diagram/scheme could be the terms "organic soluble impurity" and "aqueous soluble impurity". At each stage of the diagram/scheme it can be shown that these impurities are be removed, thus giving the amine free of impurities. I don't think this diagram/scheme should be too had to make, it only requires a little imagination ... and as always some time.
It would be nice to hear any reasoned opinions for or against this idea here. -- Quantockgoblin 00:28, 19 March 2007 (UTC)
