Polyethylene glycol dinitrates (PEGN) with molecular weights between 400 and 20 000 g·mol-1 were prepared from polyethylene glycols by esterification with nitric acid/sulfuric acid in dichloromethane. The products were characterized by gel permeation chromatography. The yield of PEGN increases with increasing reaction temperature (0-40 °C) however large liberation of nitrogen oxides was observe...

In biodiesel production, the vegetable oil used as raw material for transesterification should be free of water and free fatty acids (FFAs), which may consume catalyst and reduce catalyst efficiency. In this work biodiesel was prepared from acidified oils (AO) through a supercritical methanol route, in which the esterification of FFAs and transesterification of glyceride with methanol occurred ...

Study presents that supercritical methanol has the ability to convert oils/fats consisting of triglycerides and free fatty acids (FFAs) into fatty acid methyl esters through transesterification and methyl esterification, respectively, without any catalyst. This one-step method (Saka process) is simpler process realizing shorter reaction time and higher yield of methyl esters than those of the c...

The kinetics of the esterification of n-butanol with acetic acid have been studied in a batch and in a tubular reactor. The best model for obtaining the esterification rate with a partially wet ion exchanger (270/o water contents) is obtained by assuming a pseudohomogeneous system, while the kinetics of dry ion exchangers is best represented by a model derived from assumptions based on a hetero...

The liquid phase esterification of phenyl acetic acid with p-cresol over different metal cation exchanged montmorillonite nanoclays yields p-cresyl phenyl acetate. Different metal cation exchanged montmorillonite nanoclays (M n+ = Al3+, Zn2+, Mn2+, Fe3+, Cu2+) were prepared and the catalytic activity was studied. The esterification reaction was conducted by varying molar ratio of the reactants,...

A novel 12-molybdophosphoric acid (HPM)-based complex (H2PI)2(H3O)[PMo12O40] [Mo2O5(H2O)2(PI)2]·11H2O (PI-HPM) was prepared by modification with picolinic acid (HPI) and characterized by the methods of Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy, thermogravimetry (TG), X-ray powder and single crystal diffraction. The complex retained the classical Keggin structure of bulk HPM, there were som...

• Literature review on the esterification/transesterification catalytic processes in biodiesel production. Highlighting use of Fats, Oils, and Greases (FOGs) from wastewater. Reduction high Free Fatty Acid (FFA) content FOGs by esterification to methyl/ethyl ester. Evaluation reaction conditions, such as temperature, time, types catalyst, alcohol. A promising solution for near future is substit...