Since the prefix '
re' can signify '
back' as well as '
again' this term is ambiguous and should be avoided, except where the process of
extraction (e.g. from aqueous solution to an organic phase) in a single direction is repeated (following
stripping). It should not be used as a synonym for
stripping or back-
extraction.
Source:
PAC, 1993, 65, 2373
(Nomenclature for liquid-liquid distribution (solvent extraction) (IUPAC Recommendations 1993))
on page 2379
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IUPAC. Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 2nd ed. (the "Gold Book"). Compiled by A. D. McNaught and A. Wilkinson. Blackwell Scientific Publications, Oxford (1997). XML on-line corrected version: http://goldbook.iupac.org (2006-) created by M. Nic, J. Jirat, B. Kosata; updates compiled by A. Jenkins. ISBN 0-9678550-9-8.
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