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Selective Etherification of Glycerol over Heterogeneous Mixed Oxide Catalyst: Optimization of Reaction Parameters

Zahra Gholami, Ahmad Zuhairi Abdullah, Keat Teong Lee

Chemical Engineering and Science. 2013, 1(4), 79-86 doi:10.12691/ces-1-4-6
  • Figure 1. Schematic diagram of the reactor setup
  • Figure 2. Product distribution (a) glycerol conversion (b) yield of diglycerol (c) yield of (di-+tri-) glycerol, catalyst loading, 2 wt. %
  • Figure 3. Distribution of linear αα’, αβ and ββ’ isomers of diglycerols as a function of reaction time at 250°C and 2 wt. % of Ca1.6La0.4Al0.6O3 catalyst
  • Figure 4. Relation between experimental and predicted diglycerol yield
  • Figure 5. Individual effects of reaction parameters toward diglycerol in solventless etherification of glycerol: (a) reaction time, (b) reaction temperature, (c) amount of catalyst
  • Figure 6. Three dimensional plots for the effect of reaction temperature and time on the yield of diglycerol
  • Figure 7. Three dimensional plots for the effect of reaction temperature and amount of catalyst on the yield of diglycerol