Esterification of Fatty Acids with Short-Chain Alcohols over Commercial Acid Clays in a Semi-Continuous Reactor
Production of fatty acid esters from stearic, oleic, and palmitic acids and short-chain alcohols (methanol, ethanol, propanol, and butanol) for the production of biodiesel was investigated in this work. A series of montmorillonite-based clays catalysts (KSF, KSF/0, KP10, and K10) were used as acidic...
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| author | Mohamed H. Frikha Mahmoud Trabelsi Soumaya Bouguerra Neji |
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| description | Production of fatty acid esters from stearic, oleic, and palmitic acids and short-chain alcohols (methanol, ethanol, propanol, and butanol) for the production of biodiesel was investigated in this work. A series of montmorillonite-based clays catalysts (KSF, KSF/0, KP10, and K10) were used as acidic catalysts. The influence of the specific surface area and the acidity of the catalysts on the esterification rate were investigated. The best catalytic activities were obtained with KSF/0 catalyst. The esterification reaction has been carried out efficiently in a semi-continuous reactor at 150°C temperature higher than the boiling points of water and alcohol. The reactor used enabled the continuous removal of water and esterification with hydrated alcohol (ethanol 95%) without affecting the original activity of the clay. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-2818254bd7764c4eb8e9f1e53128bd112022-12-22T03:18:31ZengMDPI AGEnergies1996-10732009-11-01241107111710.3390/en20401107Esterification of Fatty Acids with Short-Chain Alcohols over Commercial Acid Clays in a Semi-Continuous ReactorMohamed H. FrikhaMahmoud TrabelsiSoumaya Bouguerra NejiProduction of fatty acid esters from stearic, oleic, and palmitic acids and short-chain alcohols (methanol, ethanol, propanol, and butanol) for the production of biodiesel was investigated in this work. A series of montmorillonite-based clays catalysts (KSF, KSF/0, KP10, and K10) were used as acidic catalysts. The influence of the specific surface area and the acidity of the catalysts on the esterification rate were investigated. The best catalytic activities were obtained with KSF/0 catalyst. The esterification reaction has been carried out efficiently in a semi-continuous reactor at 150°C temperature higher than the boiling points of water and alcohol. The reactor used enabled the continuous removal of water and esterification with hydrated alcohol (ethanol 95%) without affecting the original activity of the clay.http://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/2/4/1107/esterificationmontmorillonitesemi-continuous reactorfatty acidhydrated alcohol |
| spellingShingle | Mohamed H. Frikha Mahmoud Trabelsi Soumaya Bouguerra Neji Esterification of Fatty Acids with Short-Chain Alcohols over Commercial Acid Clays in a Semi-Continuous Reactor Energies esterification montmorillonite semi-continuous reactor fatty acid hydrated alcohol |
| title | Esterification of Fatty Acids with Short-Chain Alcohols over Commercial Acid Clays in a Semi-Continuous Reactor |
| title_full | Esterification of Fatty Acids with Short-Chain Alcohols over Commercial Acid Clays in a Semi-Continuous Reactor |
| title_fullStr | Esterification of Fatty Acids with Short-Chain Alcohols over Commercial Acid Clays in a Semi-Continuous Reactor |
| title_full_unstemmed | Esterification of Fatty Acids with Short-Chain Alcohols over Commercial Acid Clays in a Semi-Continuous Reactor |
| title_short | Esterification of Fatty Acids with Short-Chain Alcohols over Commercial Acid Clays in a Semi-Continuous Reactor |
| title_sort | esterification of fatty acids with short chain alcohols over commercial acid clays in a semi continuous reactor |
| topic | esterification montmorillonite semi-continuous reactor fatty acid hydrated alcohol |
| url | http://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/2/4/1107/ |
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