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Esterification of ethylhexanoic acid using flow-through catalytic membrane reactor
https://doi.org/10.18412/1816-0387-2015-1-6-11
Abstract
Catalytic membrane reactors, as a promising novel technology, are widely recommended for carrying out heterogeneous reactions. If the reactant feed is forced to flow through the pores of a membrane, which has been impregnated with a convenient catalyst, the intense contact provides high catalytic activity with negligible resistance to diffusive mass transport. The synthesis of a fatty ester (ethylhexanoic ester) by esterification was developed by the Factorial Design and Response Surface Methodology (FDRSM). Selection of factors was based on the operating conditions that have a significant influence on the esterification process, namely temperature, molar ratio of ethanol to fatty acid, and internal surface area of membrane pores. Experimental results on grafted membrane indicated that the optimum conditions (under which the conversion achieved 99,7 %) were as follows: temperature of 30 °C, molar ratio of 5 : 1, and internal membrane area of 252450 cm2. It can be concluded that the factorial design is an important tool to reduce time and to facilitate reaching optimum reaction conditions.
About the Authors
E. El-Zanati
National Research Centrer
Egypt
PhD, Professor of Chem. Eng. & Pilot Plant Dept
Egypt
PhD, Professor of Chem. Eng. & Pilot Plant Dept
H. Abdallah
National Research Centrer
Egypt
PhD, Researcher of Chem. Eng.
Egypt
PhD, Researcher of Chem. Eng.
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El-Zanati E., Abdallah H. Esterification of ethylhexanoic acid using flow-through catalytic membrane reactor. Kataliz v promyshlennosti. 2015;(1):6-11. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.18412/1816-0387-2015-1-6-11
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