Kinetics of the fischer esterification of palm fatty acids with isopropanol and butyl-cellosolve
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2009-01-13Author
Moya León, Alonso
Viales Montero, Christian
Arias Carrillo, Maynor
Mata Segreda, Julio Francisco
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Fischer esterification of the mixture of palm fatty acids can be achieved in 80% conversion, under conditions of reactive distillation and methanesulphonic acid as catalyst. The volatility of the H2O/alcohol azeotrope by-product confines the kinetic acceleration, relative to batch conditions.
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