Key words: FTIR spectroscopy, solubility in SCF, ibuprofen
A new approach to study the solubility of pharmaceutical substances in pressurized gases and supercritical (SC) media by FTIR spectroscopy is developed. The process of ibuprofen dissolution in supercritical carbon dioxide (SC-CO2) in real time is studied. Two analytical IR-absorbance bands suitable for build-up of ibuprofen solubility calibration curves in SC-CO2 are found. Saturation concentration (mole fraction) of ibuprofen in carbon dioxide at 35 °C and 15 MPa equal to (8,9±1,6)*10-3 is determined.
doi:10.1134/S199079311307004X