TY  - JOUR
EP  - 504
ID  - scholars7526
IS  - 4
KW  - Catalysts; Esterification; Esters; Glycerol; Saturated fatty acids; Zirconia
KW  -  Characterization techniques; Lauric acid; Mesoporous catalysts; Mesoporous structures; Molecular-sieving effects; Product distributions; Sulfated Zirconia; Zirconium oxychloride
KW  -  Catalyst selectivity
TI  - Selective monolaurin synthesis through esterification of glycerol using sulfated zirconia-loaded SBA-15 catalyst
SN  - 00986445
N2  - The selective conversion of lauric acid to glycerol monolaurin over sulfated zirconia SBA prepared under various conditions was investigated in this study. The structural properties of the prepared catalysts were characterized using different characterization techniques. Sulfated zirconia was successfully incorporated with improved properties, such as larger mesopore surface area; the mesoporous structure was preserved as well. The highest yield of 79.1 was obtained during reaction over SZSBA-15 catalyst with 16 wt. zirconium oxychloride loading and 3 h of reflux time. About 83.4 selectivity toward monolaurin was achieved at a high conversion of lauric acid (94.9), a lauric acid-to-glycerol molar ratio of 4.0, within 6 h, and at 160°C. Product distribution was successfully elucidated. High selectivity to monolaurin was influenced by molecular sieving effects. © Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.
AV  - none
SP  - 496
PB  - Taylor and Francis Ltd.
N1  - cited By 24
UR  - https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85009960747&doi=10.1080%2f00986445.2015.1039120&partnerID=40&md5=c07afa358d109d0ddade5e49cd460211
A1  - Abdullah, A.Z.
A1  - Gholami, Z.
A1  - Ayoub, M.
A1  - Gholami, F.
Y1  - 2016///
VL  - 203
JF  - Chemical Engineering Communications
ER  -