Catalytic conversion of ethyl acetate and acetic acid on alumina as models of vegetable oils conversion to biofuels

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 215-216, Issue , 2013, Pages 838-848

  Phung, Thanh Khoa ^a   Casazza, Alessandro A ^a   Aliakbarian, Bahar ^a   Finocchio, Elisabetta ^a   Perego, Patrizia ^a   Busca, Guido ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Acetic acid; Alumina catalyst; Biofuel; Ethyl acetate; Palm oil; Vegetable oil

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATION STEPS; ALUMINA CATALYSTS; CARBONYL OXYGEN; CATALYTIC CONVERSION; ESTER GROUPS; ETHYL ACETATES; KETONIZATION; LEWIS SITES; LIQUID PHASE; LONE PAIR; MODEL REACTIONS; MOLECULAR LEVELS; PALM OIL; REACTION MECHANISM;

ACETIC ACID; ADSORPTION; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; BIOFUELS; CARBOXYLATION; CATALYSTS; ESTERIFICATION; ESTERS; OLEIC ACID; PH; VEGETABLE OILS;

ACTIVATED ALUMINA;

EID: 84870807334     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2012.11.057     Document Type: Article

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