Comparison studies on lauric acid ethoxylated using homogenous and heterogenous catalysts

The application of homogenous and heterogeneous catalysts for ethoxylation of lauric acid (LAc) with ethylene oxide (EO) was conducted in this study. Ethoxylation reaction of LAc with EO with the mole ratio 1:3 (LAc:EO) have been done at reaction temperature 130-135 oC under 1.8 bar pressure to prod...

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Main Authors: Zarina Edris, Norhafipah Mohamad, Mohd Ambar Yarmo
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Published: Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2010
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Mohd Ambar Yarmo,
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Norhafipah Mohamad,
Mohd Ambar Yarmo,
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description The application of homogenous and heterogeneous catalysts for ethoxylation of lauric acid (LAc) with ethylene oxide (EO) was conducted in this study. Ethoxylation reaction of LAc with EO with the mole ratio 1:3 (LAc:EO) have been done at reaction temperature 130-135 oC under 1.8 bar pressure to produce Ethoxylated Lauric Acid (LAc:3EO), a type of nonionic surfactant. This experiment showed that potassium tert-butoxide (tBuOK) as a base homogenous catalyst gave good selectivity and activity compared with potassium methoxide, potassium ethoxide and potassium butoxide. Studies on intercalation of hydrotalcite (HT) with tBuO- to form HTtBuO as solid base catalyst was conducted. Ethoxylation reaction using heterogenous catalyst based on intercalated of HT-tBuO gave lower activity compared with tBuOK as homogenous catalyst. This might be due to diffusion which occurred significantly in heterogenous catalyst compared with homogenous catalyst. Analysis of nonionic surfactant LAc:3EO using HTtBuO as a catalyst gave no undesired side product. Detail analysis of the reaction products using GC-Tof technique gave a mixture of ester of LAc:3EO and polyethylene glycol (PEG).
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spelling my-ukm.journal-74032016-12-14T06:43:58Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/7403/ Comparison studies on lauric acid ethoxylated using homogenous and heterogenous catalysts Zarina Edris, Norhafipah Mohamad, Mohd Ambar Yarmo, The application of homogenous and heterogeneous catalysts for ethoxylation of lauric acid (LAc) with ethylene oxide (EO) was conducted in this study. Ethoxylation reaction of LAc with EO with the mole ratio 1:3 (LAc:EO) have been done at reaction temperature 130-135 oC under 1.8 bar pressure to produce Ethoxylated Lauric Acid (LAc:3EO), a type of nonionic surfactant. This experiment showed that potassium tert-butoxide (tBuOK) as a base homogenous catalyst gave good selectivity and activity compared with potassium methoxide, potassium ethoxide and potassium butoxide. Studies on intercalation of hydrotalcite (HT) with tBuO- to form HTtBuO as solid base catalyst was conducted. Ethoxylation reaction using heterogenous catalyst based on intercalated of HT-tBuO gave lower activity compared with tBuOK as homogenous catalyst. This might be due to diffusion which occurred significantly in heterogenous catalyst compared with homogenous catalyst. Analysis of nonionic surfactant LAc:3EO using HTtBuO as a catalyst gave no undesired side product. Detail analysis of the reaction products using GC-Tof technique gave a mixture of ester of LAc:3EO and polyethylene glycol (PEG). Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2010-10 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/7403/1/01_Md_Yeaminhossain.pdf Zarina Edris, and Norhafipah Mohamad, and Mohd Ambar Yarmo, (2010) Comparison studies on lauric acid ethoxylated using homogenous and heterogenous catalysts. Sains Malaysiana, 39 (5). pp. 765-768. ISSN 0126-6039 http://www.ukm.my/jsm/english_journals/vol39num5_2010/contentsVol39num5_2010.html
spellingShingle Zarina Edris,
Norhafipah Mohamad,
Mohd Ambar Yarmo,
Comparison studies on lauric acid ethoxylated using homogenous and heterogenous catalysts
title Comparison studies on lauric acid ethoxylated using homogenous and heterogenous catalysts
title_full Comparison studies on lauric acid ethoxylated using homogenous and heterogenous catalysts
title_fullStr Comparison studies on lauric acid ethoxylated using homogenous and heterogenous catalysts
title_full_unstemmed Comparison studies on lauric acid ethoxylated using homogenous and heterogenous catalysts
title_short Comparison studies on lauric acid ethoxylated using homogenous and heterogenous catalysts
title_sort comparison studies on lauric acid ethoxylated using homogenous and heterogenous catalysts
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