Evaluation of sulfated aluminas synthesized via the sol-gel method in the esterification of oleic acid with ethanol

Chemical Engineering Communications

Volumn 196, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1152-1162

  Álvarez, Milena ^a   Ortiz, Marlon J ^a   Ropero, Jose L ^a   Niño, Martha E ^a   Rayon, Rebeca ^b   Tzompantzi, Francisco ^b   Gomez, Ricardo ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD INDUSTRIAL DE SANTANDER   (Colombia)

^b DEPARTAMENTO DE QUÍMICA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Isopropanol dehydration; Oleic acid esterification; Sol gel alumina sulfation; Sulfated aluminas

Indexed keywords

ACID SITE; C-ALUMINA; CATALYTIC ACTIVITY; ESTERIFICATION REACTIONS; ETHYL ESTERS; FREE FATTY ACID; ISOPROPANOL DEHYDRATION; MOLAR RATIO; OLEIC ACID ESTERIFICATION; SOL-GEL ALUMINA SULFATION; SOL-GEL METHODS; SULFATED ALUMINAS; TEXTURAL PROPERTIES; TITANIUM ALKOXIDES;

ACIDS; CATALYSIS; CATALYST SELECTIVITY; DEHYDRATION; DEWATERING; ESTERIFICATION; ESTERS; ETHANOL; GELATION; GELS; OLEIC ACID; SOL-GEL PROCESS; SOL-GELS; SOLS; TITANIUM;

ALUMINA;

EID: 70449336807     PISSN: 00986445     EISSN: 15635201     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00986440902831722     Document Type: Article

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