Catalysis for Oleochemical Platforms

ME Cucciolito, M Di Serio, R Esposito… - European Journal of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The present review articles the most recent efforts, made in the Department of Chemical
Sciences of the University of Naples Federico II, in the catalytic treatment of biomasses …

Conversion of lignocellulosic biomass-derived compounds to 2-ethylhexanol: a review

C Sun, S Zhang, B Gao, T Yang, Y Wang… - Environmental …, 2024 - Springer
The demand for 2-ethylhexanol is rising in several sectors, yet this chemical is actually
almost exclusively produced from petroleum resources, calling for sustainable alternatives …

[HTML][HTML] Biodiesel production using waste cooking oil and Amberlite 62i as heterogeneous catalyst: Sustainability energy solution

AD Burmana, E Nazri, DR Hasibuan, R Tambun… - Case Studies in …, 2024 - Elsevier
This study explores ways to reduce industrial waste from technological development in
Indonesia. Indonesia's industrial sector's rapid growth has had positive and negative …

Biodiesel from Waste Cooking Oil: Highly Efficient Homogeneous Iron (III) Molecular Catalysts

V Langellotti, M Melchiorre, ME Cucciolito, R Esposito… - Catalysts, 2023 - mdpi.com
This article presents an efficient iron (III) molecular catalyst for the production of biodiesel
from waste vegetable oils. The approach involved an initial screening of eight salophen …

Exergy-efficient sustainable production of diesel additive in infrared energized continuous flow rotating real reactor: Optimization, heterogeneous kinetics, and life …

P Mukhopadhyay, S Barman, R Chakraborty - … Energy Technologies and …, 2024 - Elsevier
An exploratory expedited synthesis of a diesel additive viz., glycerol monooleate (GMO) was
investigated for the first time in a novel energy-efficient infrared-energized continuous flow …

[HTML][HTML] Kinetic Aspects of Esterification and Transesterification in Microstructured Reactors

X Yao, Z Wang, M Qian, Q Deng, P Sun - Molecules, 2024 - mdpi.com
Microstructured reactors offer fast chemical engineering transfer and precise microfluidic
control, enabling the determination of reactions' kinetic parameters. This review examines …

Machine learning assisted reactor and full process optimization design for alcohol oxidation

Z Zhang, D Zhang, M Zhu, H Zhao, X Zhou… - Chemical Engineering …, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract The oxidation of 2-ethylhexanol (2-EHA) to produce 2-ethylhexanoic acid (2-EHAD)
suffers from low efficiency and high energy consumption caused by industrial batch …

Continuous Synthesis of Methacrolein over Sulfonic Acid Resin Catalysts: Unraveling the Effect of Acid Strength and Solvent Permittivity

T Zhang, Y Bian, L Wang, H Zhao… - Industrial & …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Herein, a novel continuous fixed-bed process for methacrolein (MAL) production via aldol
condensation of formaldehyde with propionaldehyde over a sulfonic acid resin was …

Selective separation and recovery of boron from spent Nd-Fe-B magnets leaching solution

X Guan, P Li, J Zhang, Q Chang, J Xiong, Y Han… - Separation and …, 2024 - Elsevier
The accumulation of boron during the recovery of rare earth elements (REEs) from spent
Neodymium-Iron-Boron (Nd-Fe-B) magnets affects the extraction of REEs and causes …

Synthesis of methyl sorbate catalyzed by deep eutectic solvent based on choline chloride: kinetics and optimization

Y Qi, J Xu, Z Zeng, W Xue, Z Zhu - Industrial & Engineering …, 2022 - ACS Publications
The synthesis process and kinetics of the esterification of methanol with sorbic acid
catalyzed by deep eutectic solvents (DESs) were explored in this study. A series of green …