An investigation on Mucor miehei lipase-catalyzed transesterifications of 16 aromatic and heteroaromatic esters in organic solvents is described. The points studied were the activity and regioselectivity of the enzyme-catalyzed reaction of either one or two ester groups situated in different positions on several heterocyclic systems with an aliphatic alcohol. The reactions took place in moderate to good yields and, in some cases, regioselectively.
Esterification of free fatty acids (Biodiesel) using nano sulfated-titania as catalyst in solvent-free conditions
作者:Mona Hosseini-Sarvari、Esmat Sodagar
DOI:10.1016/j.crci.2012.10.016
日期:2013.3
Résumé Nano sulfated titania was tested as catalyst for esterification of free fatty acids, specially methanolic and ethanolic esterification of stearic acid (biodiesels). Factorial design evidenced a positive effect of reaction temperature, amount of catalyst, and solvents on ester conversion. This nano-sized sulfated titania has been prepared by a sol-gel hydrothermal process. This prepared sulfated titania showed high catalytic activity in direct esterification of fatty acids as well as benzoic acids with various alcohols and phenols under solvent-free conditions. This method is of great value because of its environmentally benign character, easy handling, high yields, convenient operation, and green. FT-IR studies are shown that the catalyst can be reused for acylation without loss of catalytic activity.