Abstract
In the study, the epoxidation process of soybean oil by microflow system (MFS) was investigated. With formic acid as oxygen carrier and EDTA-2Na as stabilizer, the optimal result (epoxidized soybean oil (ESO) with an epoxy number (EN) of 7.3) was obtained in such conditions: temperature 75 C, H 2SO4 concentration 3%, EDTA-2Na dosage 3%, residence time 6.7 min, ratio of formic acid to hydrogen peroxide 1:1, and H2O 2 to double bond molar ratio 8:1.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1137-1141 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Organic Process Research and Development |
Volume | 17 |
Issue number | 9 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 20 Sep 2013 |