- Efficient microwave-assisted esterification reaction employing methanesulfonic acid supported on alumina as catalyst
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A rapid and efficient protocol assisted by microwave irradiation for the synthesis of esters using methanesulfonic acid (CH3SO3H) supported on Al2O3 (AMA) as catalyst and free of solvent is described. The products were obtained in good yields and purity, with reduced reaction time, and the process is simple and environmentally benign. Copyright
- Fabian, Lucas,Gomez, Matias,Kuran, Juan A. Caturelli,Moltrasio, Graciela,Moglioni, Albertina
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p. 2386 - 2392
(2014/07/22)
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- Well-dispersed sulfated zirconia nanoparticles as high-efficiency catalysts for the synthesis of bis(indolyl)methanes and biodiesel
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Well-dispersed sulfated zirconia nanoparticles were synthesized with poly(N-vinylpyrrolidone) as a surfactant. The resultant sulfated zirconia nanoparticles are characterized by SEM, XRD, FT-IR and XPS. These nanoparticles were directly used as catalysts for the synthesis of bis(indolyl)methanes and biodiesel via electrophilic substitution reaction of indole with various aldehydes and the esterification of long-chain free fatty acids and exhibited excellent catalytic activity. The mechanism of the formation of the synthesized zirconia nanoparticles was also proposed.
- Chen, Guochang,Guo, Cun-Yue,Qiao, Hongbin,Ye, Mingfu,Qiu, Xiaoning,Yue, Caibo
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- Specific enzyme-catalyzed hydrolysis and synthesis in aqueous and organic medium using biocatalysts with lipase activity from Aspergillus niger MYA 135
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In the present study, the specific hydrolytic activity of three biocatalysts such as the constitutive mycelium-bound lipase, the induced mycelium-bound lipase and the lyophilized induced supernatant from A. niger MYA 135 was evaluated in both aqueous and organic media.A direct correlation between activity in water and n-hexane was not observed for the same hydrolytic reaction. The n-hexane/water activity ratio (RO/A) was applied to characterize the activity in organic medium. The three biocatalysts showed RO/A values higher than 1 for hydrolysis of long-chain fatty acid esters, demonstrating a higher specific hydrolytic activity in organic solvent than in water. A different behavior was observed during hydrolysis of middle-chain fatty acid esters, which was higher in aqueous medium (R O/Adw) observed in a reaction mixture containing propanol and p-nitrophenyl laurate. Finally, both p-nitrophenyl caprate (C10) and p-nitrophenyl laurate (C12) were preferentially methanolized by the lyophilized induced supernatant, being this lipase activity the most specific biocatalyst preparation under transesterification conditions. A selectivity-based analysis of each lipase preparation toward transesterification or hydrolysis in organic medium was evaluated as well. Springer Science+Business Media, LLC 2012.
- Romero, Cintia M.,Pera, Licia M.,Loto, Flavia,Baigori, Mario D.
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p. 1361 - 1368
(2013/01/15)
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- Process for producing fatty acid alkyl ester composition
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An object of the present invention is to solve a problem of separation and recovery of catalysts present in an alkali metal catalytic method currently often used, a problem of excess consumption of a catalyst by a free fatty acid in a raw material, and other problems, and to solve a problem of the presence of a large excess amount of alcohol in a conventional supercritical methanol method, and to provide a method for producing a fatty acid alkyl ester composition in a reaction system containing water and free fatty acid present. The present invention has attained the above-mentioned object by provided a method for producing a fatty acid alkyl ester composition using fats and oils containing a fatty acid glyceride and/or fatty acid, wherein alcohol and/or water is allowed to co-exist with the above-mentioned fats and oils and the reaction is conducted under conditions of a temperature of 100° C. to 370° C. and a pressure of 1 to 100 MPa.
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- Propanolysis of esters using chlorotrimethylsilane
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A variety of methyl esters are converted into the corresponding propyl esters upon treatment with 1-propanol and chlorotrimethylsilane. Among them acyclic aliphatic esters have the best conversion rate.
- Eras, Jordi,Llovera, Montserrat,Ferran, Xavier,Canela, Ramon
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p. 1129 - 1133
(2007/10/03)
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- Electrogenerated Acid as an Efficient Catalyst for the Protection and Deprotection of Alcohols with Dihydropyran and Transesterification of Glyceride
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Protection of alcohols with 3,4-dihydro-2H-pyran and hydrolysis of the resulting tetrahydropyranyl ethers are cleanly performed by using an electrogenerated acid (EG acid) as a catalyst.Transesterification of glyceride was also achieved with EG acid.
- Torii, Sigeru,Inokuchi, Tsutomu,Kondo, Kazumi,Ito, Hiroshi
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p. 1347 - 1348
(2007/10/02)
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