Esterification of Butanol and Acetic Acid.

Abstract

Knowledge of the kinetics of the reaction of butanol and acetic acid catalyzed by sulfuric acid, coupled with vapor-99.92% pure, and had a water content of 0.080% and a boiling range of 116.6-117.7°C. Butyl acetate was prepared from commercial ester by treatment with acetyl chloride, followed by distillation and phosphorus pentoxide purification (3) and redistillation; its boiling point was 125.5°C. and its ester content was 99.80% by saponification in the cold with aqueous alkali.

Kinetic study of the esterification of acetic acid with butanol catalyzed by sulfated zirconia

“…Othmer and coworkers [15] investigated this reaction in the presence of sulfuric acid as catalyst. Zheng and Zeng [16] have studied the kinetics of reaction in the presence of cation exchange resin.…”

Kinetics of esterification of salicylic acid with n-amyl alcohol in the presence of Lewatit MonoPlus S-100

“…Formerly, the studies were carried out in the presence of homogeneous catalysts to reduce reaction time. However homogeneous catalysts are toxic, corrosive, pricy and often hard to remove from the products [3]. Thus, it is keenly desirable to improve new types of catalysts to replace them, since the catalysts are less toxic and facilitate the recovery and recycling of the catalysts [4,5].…”

Design and Control of Ionic Liquid‐Catalyzed Reactive Distillation for n‐Butyl Acetate Production

“…In most industrial processes, it is produced by esterification of acetic acid (AC) and n-butanol (BUOH) catalyzed by a strong acid. The earlier catalyst is concentrated on the sulfuric acid [1] with a high catalytic activity, but the strong corrosion can cause great damage to the chemical equipment. In addition, it is difficult to separate sulfuric acid from the BUAC product and thus the catalyst recycling is hindered.…”