Treatment of the solvent for re-cycling, e.g. by removal of degradation products or non-strippable solutes. The term solvent purification is synonymous, but the terms
scrubbing,
stripping and washing should not be used in this context.
Source: PAC, 1993,
65, 2373. (
Nomenclature for liquid-liquid distribution (solvent extraction) (IUPAC Recommendations 1993)) on page 2389 [
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