Lewis acidic ionic liquids as new addition catalyst for oleic acid to monoestolide synthesis

Estolide compound has a large potential in many industrial applications such as biodegradable lubricants and in cosmetic formulation. In this study, monoestolide can be prepared by addition reaction of oleic acid under vacuumreflux and solvent free condition for 10 hours at 85 °C in the presence of...

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Main Authors: Adnan, Nadia Farhana, Mohamad Nordin, Nor Asikin, Hamzah, Noraini, Yarmo, Mohd. Ambar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Penerbit UTHM 2010
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Online Access:http://eprints.utm.my/37939/2/122