A Kinetic Study on the Esterification of Palmitic Acid in Methanol
The esterification of palmitic acid in excess methanol using thionyl chloride as catalyst has been investigated. It was found that SOCl2 behaved as a good esterification catalyst. The methyl palmitate product obtained has been analysed and characterized using gas chromatography and gas chromatograp...
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| author | Kamaruddin, Rose aini Mohammad Nordin, Nor Asyikin Buang, Nor Aziah Ahmad, Saliza |
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| description | The esterification of palmitic acid in excess methanol using thionyl chloride as catalyst has been investigated. It was found that SOCl2 behaved as a good
esterification catalyst. The methyl palmitate product obtained has been analysed and characterized using gas chromatography and gas chromatography-mass
spectrometry. Optimization studies to determine' the weight percent of catalyst to acid, temperature and time to produce maximum yield of product have also been carried out. The optimum conditions were found to be 0.3% weight of
catalyst to acid, 80°C and 2 hours. Subsequently, the rate constants at various temperatures and activation energy of the system were calculated. |
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| spelling | upm-34102013-05-27T07:08:17Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/3410/ A Kinetic Study on the Esterification of Palmitic Acid in Methanol Kamaruddin, Rose aini Mohammad Nordin, Nor Asyikin Buang, Nor Aziah Ahmad, Saliza The esterification of palmitic acid in excess methanol using thionyl chloride as catalyst has been investigated. It was found that SOCl2 behaved as a good esterification catalyst. The methyl palmitate product obtained has been analysed and characterized using gas chromatography and gas chromatography-mass spectrometry. Optimization studies to determine' the weight percent of catalyst to acid, temperature and time to produce maximum yield of product have also been carried out. The optimum conditions were found to be 0.3% weight of catalyst to acid, 80°C and 2 hours. Subsequently, the rate constants at various temperatures and activation energy of the system were calculated. Universiti Putra Malaysia Press 1998 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/3410/1/A_Kinetic_Study_on_the_Esterification_of_Palmitic.pdf Kamaruddin, Rose aini and Mohammad Nordin, Nor Asyikin and Buang, Nor Aziah and Ahmad, Saliza (1998) A Kinetic Study on the Esterification of Palmitic Acid in Methanol. Pertanika Journal of Science & Technology, 6 (1). pp. 71-79. ISSN 0128-7680 English |
| spellingShingle | Kamaruddin, Rose aini Mohammad Nordin, Nor Asyikin Buang, Nor Aziah Ahmad, Saliza A Kinetic Study on the Esterification of Palmitic Acid in Methanol |
| title | A Kinetic Study on the Esterification of Palmitic
Acid in Methanol |
| title_full | A Kinetic Study on the Esterification of Palmitic
Acid in Methanol |
| title_fullStr | A Kinetic Study on the Esterification of Palmitic
Acid in Methanol |
| title_full_unstemmed | A Kinetic Study on the Esterification of Palmitic
Acid in Methanol |
| title_short | A Kinetic Study on the Esterification of Palmitic
Acid in Methanol |
| title_sort | kinetic study on the esterification of palmitic
acid in methanol |
| url | http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/3410/ http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/3410/1/A_Kinetic_Study_on_the_Esterification_of_Palmitic.pdf |