Hayyan, Adeeb and Basirun, Wan Jefrey and Mat Salleh, Muhammad Zulhaziman and Zainal Abidin, Mohamad Hamdi and Al Abdulmonem, Waleed and Alghamdi, Rana Abdullah and Alhussain, Laila and Aljohani, Abdullah S. M. and Zulkifli, M. Y. and Boey, Min Wei and Saleh, Jehad and M. Zuki, Fathiah and Mirghani, Mohamed E. S. (2023) New route for preparing palmitic acid imidazole from free fatty acid using imidazole. Catalysis Communications, 183 (NA). pp. 1-6. ISSN 1566-7367
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.catcom.2023.106749
Abstract
In this study, imidazole was used for the first time in esterification of free fatty acid (FFA) from acidic oil and for palmitic acid imidazole production. The FFA content in jatropha oil mixed with crude palm oil (CPO) was significantly reduced from 10.57% to 1.73% under the following optimum conditions (25% imidazole dosage, 30 mins of reaction time, reaction temperature at 60 °C and methanol to oil molar ratio of 20:1). This research opens up new possibilities for utilizing imidazole as a catalyst in various esterification processes, offering a promising and eco-friendly pathway for industrial applications.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Crude palm oil, Esterification, Free fatty acid, Imidazole, jatropha oil, Palmitic acid imidazole |
| Subjects: | Q Science > QD Chemistry |
| Divisions: | Science |
| ID Code: | 105768 |
| Deposited By: | Widya Wahid |
| Deposited On: | 20 May 2024 06:21 |
| Last Modified: | 20 May 2024 06:21 |
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