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Preliminary Study of Epoxidation of Soybean Oil in Stirred Tank Reactor: the Effect of the Mixing Program
- Source :
- Chemical Engineering Transactions, Vol 57 (2017)
- Publication Year :
- 2017
- Publisher :
- AIDIC Servizi S.r.l., 2017.
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Abstract
- Epoxidated vegetable oils are largely employed as plasticizer instead of harmful phthalates and they represent a sustainable choice to produce lubricants and intermediates. In this work, the epoxidation of soybean oil is carried using hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) 32wt.% and acetic acid instead of the commonly used H2O2 at 60wt.% and formic acid to reduce the risk of detonation and corrosion. The efficacy of an acid catalyst (sulfuric acid) is tested. Particular attention is focussed on a proper mixing program.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 22839216
- Volume :
- 57
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Chemical Engineering Transactions
- Accession number :
- edsair.dedup.wf.001..a38598fb11fa76787d91a206ff89622a