Epoxidation with hydrogen peroxide of unsaturated fatty acid methyl esters over Nb(V)-silica catalysts

European Journal of Lipid Science and Technology

Volumn 115, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 86-93

  Tiozzo, Cristina ^a   Bisio, Chiara ^a,b   Carniato, Fabio ^b   Marchese, Leonardo ^b   Gallo, Alessandro ^a,c   Ravasio, Nicoletta ^a   Psaro, Rinaldo ^a   Guidotti, Matteo ^a  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN PIEDMONT   (Italy)

^c University of California   (United States)

Author keywords

Epoxidation; Fatty acid methyl esters; Heterogeneous catalyst; Hydrogen peroxide; Niobium silica catalyst

Indexed keywords

EID: 84872377817     PISSN: 14387697     EISSN: 14389312     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ejlt.201200217     Document Type: Article

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