Issue 38, 2016

New findings on soybean and methylester epoxidation with alumina as the catalyst

Abstract

The activity of a commercial alumina, after a preliminary characterization, was investigated in epoxidation with soybean oil with aqueous hydrogen peroxide. Results show that the γ-alumina was an efficient catalyst. The role of the solvent in the epoxidation reaction in the presence of alumina was investigated. A “no-innocent” solvent role was demonstrated. Moreover, the optimization of the methyl oleate epoxidation reaction with alumina was eventually valuated, varying the type of the solvent and concentration of hydrogen peroxide in order to obtain a product with commercial features.

Graphical abstract: New findings on soybean and methylester epoxidation with alumina as the catalyst

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
20 Jan 2016
Accepted
20 Mar 2016
First published
24 Mar 2016

RSC Adv., 2016,6, 31647-31652

New findings on soybean and methylester epoxidation with alumina as the catalyst

R. Turco, C. Pischetola, R. Tesser, S. Andini and M. Di Serio, RSC Adv., 2016, 6, 31647 DOI: 10.1039/C6RA01780K

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