In sweetening process, solutizer agent used with caustic alkali is_______________?

Correct answer: A. Potassium isobutyrate

  • A. Potassium isobutyrate
  • B. Sodium plumbite
  • C. Methanol
  • D. Phenol

Explanation

Potassium isobutyrate acts as a solutizer, helping sulfur compounds remain accessible in the caustic phase during sweetening. Sodium plumbite is associated with the doctor-sweetening reagent rather than this solutizer role.

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