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Production of Palm-Based Esteramine Through Heterogeneous Catalysis

This study involved maximizing the conversion of palm-based methyl palmitate to esteramine, an intermediate for esterquats via transesterification with triethanolamine, aided by Ca-Al as a heterogeneous catalyst in a 500-ml reaction unit. The effect of process parameters on the conversion was invest...

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Main Authors: Aziz, H.A., Aroua, M.K., Yusoff, R., Abas, N.A., Idris, Z., Hassan, H.A.
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Published: Springer Verlag (Germany) 2016
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Online Access:http://eprints.um.edu.my/18408/
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11743-015-1736-0
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spelling my.um.eprints.184082017-12-04T03:17:03Z http://eprints.um.edu.my/18408/ Production of Palm-Based Esteramine Through Heterogeneous Catalysis Aziz, H.A. Aroua, M.K. Yusoff, R. Abas, N.A. Idris, Z. Hassan, H.A. TP Chemical technology This study involved maximizing the conversion of palm-based methyl palmitate to esteramine, an intermediate for esterquats via transesterification with triethanolamine, aided by Ca-Al as a heterogeneous catalyst in a 500-ml reaction unit. The effect of process parameters on the conversion was investigated. The optimum process parameters, consisting of a mole ratio of 1.8:1 (methyl palmitate:triethanolamine), 170 °C, 10 mbar, 0.5 % catalyst and a duration of 2 h, produced more than 90 % conversion. Transesterification employing Ca-Al is more environmentally friendly than the conventional approach using sodium methoxide, simplifies the downstream separation process and the reusability of the catalyst was successfully tested in three subsequent cycles. Springer Verlag (Germany) 2016 Article PeerReviewed Aziz, H.A. and Aroua, M.K. and Yusoff, R. and Abas, N.A. and Idris, Z. and Hassan, H.A. (2016) Production of Palm-Based Esteramine Through Heterogeneous Catalysis. Journal of Surfactants and Detergents, 19 (1). pp. 11-18. ISSN 1097-3958 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11743-015-1736-0 doi:10.1007/s11743-015-1736-0
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topic TP Chemical technology
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Aziz, H.A.
Aroua, M.K.
Yusoff, R.
Abas, N.A.
Idris, Z.
Hassan, H.A.
Production of Palm-Based Esteramine Through Heterogeneous Catalysis
description This study involved maximizing the conversion of palm-based methyl palmitate to esteramine, an intermediate for esterquats via transesterification with triethanolamine, aided by Ca-Al as a heterogeneous catalyst in a 500-ml reaction unit. The effect of process parameters on the conversion was investigated. The optimum process parameters, consisting of a mole ratio of 1.8:1 (methyl palmitate:triethanolamine), 170 °C, 10 mbar, 0.5 % catalyst and a duration of 2 h, produced more than 90 % conversion. Transesterification employing Ca-Al is more environmentally friendly than the conventional approach using sodium methoxide, simplifies the downstream separation process and the reusability of the catalyst was successfully tested in three subsequent cycles.
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author Aziz, H.A.
Aroua, M.K.
Yusoff, R.
Abas, N.A.
Idris, Z.
Hassan, H.A.
author_facet Aziz, H.A.
Aroua, M.K.
Yusoff, R.
Abas, N.A.
Idris, Z.
Hassan, H.A.
author_sort Aziz, H.A.
title Production of Palm-Based Esteramine Through Heterogeneous Catalysis
title_short Production of Palm-Based Esteramine Through Heterogeneous Catalysis
title_full Production of Palm-Based Esteramine Through Heterogeneous Catalysis
title_fullStr Production of Palm-Based Esteramine Through Heterogeneous Catalysis
title_full_unstemmed Production of Palm-Based Esteramine Through Heterogeneous Catalysis
title_sort production of palm-based esteramine through heterogeneous catalysis
publisher Springer Verlag (Germany)
publishDate 2016
url http://eprints.um.edu.my/18408/
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11743-015-1736-0
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