Kinetic Study of the Epoxidation Intensification of Methyl Oleate by Phase-Transfer Catalysis in a Micellar Medium
Michael Jabbour,
Imed Ben Talouba,
Laurent Balland
et al.
Abstract:The aim of this work is to investigate the potential
combination
of phase-transfer catalysis (PTC) and microemulsions for the rapid
epoxidation reaction of the double bonds present in methyl oleate,
a monounsaturated vegetable oil. The reaction takes place in the presence
of a quaternary ammonium salt, hydrogen peroxide, sodium tungstate,
and phosphoric acid without solvents to which a nonionic surfactant
is added. Two surfactants were tested: polysorbate 80 and Triton X-100.
The results show that the coupling… Show more
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