Preliminary Study of Epoxidation of Soybean Oil in Stirred Tank Reactor: the Effect of the Mixing Program
Epoxidated vegetable oils are largely employed as plasticizer instead of harmful phthalates and they represent a sustainable choice to produce lubricants and intermediates. In this work, the epoxidation of soybean oil is carried using hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) 32wt.% and acetic acid instead of the co...
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| author | C. Vianello D. Piccolo E. Salzano G. Maschio |
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| description | Epoxidated vegetable oils are largely employed as plasticizer instead of harmful phthalates and they represent a sustainable choice to produce lubricants and intermediates. In this work, the epoxidation of soybean oil is carried using hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) 32wt.% and acetic acid instead of the commonly used H2O2 at 60wt.% and formic acid to reduce the risk of detonation and corrosion. The efficacy of an acid catalyst (sulfuric acid) is tested. Particular attention is focussed on a proper mixing program. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-c53484be4eb34aeeabd2314d8f8898672022-12-21T19:47:43ZengAIDIC Servizi S.r.l.Chemical Engineering Transactions2283-92162017-03-015710.3303/CET1757176Preliminary Study of Epoxidation of Soybean Oil in Stirred Tank Reactor: the Effect of the Mixing ProgramC. VianelloD. PiccoloE. SalzanoG. MaschioEpoxidated vegetable oils are largely employed as plasticizer instead of harmful phthalates and they represent a sustainable choice to produce lubricants and intermediates. In this work, the epoxidation of soybean oil is carried using hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) 32wt.% and acetic acid instead of the commonly used H2O2 at 60wt.% and formic acid to reduce the risk of detonation and corrosion. The efficacy of an acid catalyst (sulfuric acid) is tested. Particular attention is focussed on a proper mixing program.https://www.cetjournal.it/index.php/cet/article/view/2239 |
| spellingShingle | C. Vianello D. Piccolo E. Salzano G. Maschio Preliminary Study of Epoxidation of Soybean Oil in Stirred Tank Reactor: the Effect of the Mixing Program Chemical Engineering Transactions |
| title | Preliminary Study of Epoxidation of Soybean Oil in Stirred Tank Reactor: the Effect of the Mixing Program |
| title_full | Preliminary Study of Epoxidation of Soybean Oil in Stirred Tank Reactor: the Effect of the Mixing Program |
| title_fullStr | Preliminary Study of Epoxidation of Soybean Oil in Stirred Tank Reactor: the Effect of the Mixing Program |
| title_full_unstemmed | Preliminary Study of Epoxidation of Soybean Oil in Stirred Tank Reactor: the Effect of the Mixing Program |
| title_short | Preliminary Study of Epoxidation of Soybean Oil in Stirred Tank Reactor: the Effect of the Mixing Program |
| title_sort | preliminary study of epoxidation of soybean oil in stirred tank reactor the effect of the mixing program |
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