Kinetic studies on the synthesis of fuel additives from glycerol using CeO2–ZrO2 metal oxide catalyst

RM Kulkarni, PJ Britto, A Narula… - Biofuel Research …, 2020 - biofueljournal.com
Highly stable and active CeO2-ZrO2 metal oxide catalyst was synthesized via the
combustion method and was further functionalized with sulphate (SO42-) groups. The …

Esterification of levulinic acid to butyl levulinate over TiO2/WO3/SO42−: optimization and kinetic study

S Sharieff, S Veluturla, N Kottam, SP Smrithi… - Biomass Conversion …, 2024 - Springer
In the present work, the sulphonated nanocomposite of titanium and tungsten oxide
(TiO2/WO3/SO42−) is used as a heterogeneous catalyst for the esterification of levulinic acid …

Process optimisation and kinetic study for esterification of levulinic acid and n‐butanol using sulfonated titania–zirconia heterogeneous catalyst

S Veluturla, N Kottam, VP, A Shetty… - Journal of Chemical …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Background Butyl levulinate (BL) was produced by the esterification of levulinic acid (LA)
and n‐butanol (BOH) using a sulfonated nanocomposite of titania–zirconia as catalyst. A full …