Preparation of Biowax Esters in Continuous Flow Conditions.


Journal

ACS omega
ISSN: 2470-1343
Titre abrégé: ACS Omega
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 101691658

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
31 Jul 2019
Historique:
received: 28 03 2019
accepted: 05 07 2019
entrez: 29 8 2019
pubmed: 29 8 2019
medline: 29 8 2019
Statut: epublish

Résumé

Biowaxes synthesized from vegetable fatty acids are an alternative to petrochemical paraffins. A simple way of access to these compounds involves Fisher-type esterification of long-chain acids and alcohols under acidic conditions, but long reaction times and harsh conditions are commonly required. In this study, for the first time in the literature, biowax esters are prepared under flow conditions cutting dramatically both reaction times (from 12 h to 30 min) and temperature conditions, with respect to batch procedures (from 90-120 °C to 55 °C). This approach brings substantial improvements to the biowax synthesis process from an economic and environmental point of view, thus making the method up-scalable to the industrial level.

Identifiants

pubmed: 31460345
doi: 10.1021/acsomega.9b00861
pmc: PMC6681984
doi:

Types de publication

Journal Article

Langues

eng

Pagination

12286-12292

Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts

The authors declare no competing financial interest.

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Auteurs

Daniela Caputo (D)

Dipartimento di Chimica, Università degli Studi di Bari "A. Moro", via Orabona 4, 70126 Bari, Italy.
CNR - Istituto di Chimica dei Composti Organometallici (ICCOM), Bari Section, via Orabona 4, 70126 Bari, Italy.

Michele Casiello (M)

Dipartimento di Chimica, Università degli Studi di Bari "A. Moro", via Orabona 4, 70126 Bari, Italy.

Amelita Grazia Laurenza (AG)

Dipartimento di Chimica, Università degli Studi di Bari "A. Moro", via Orabona 4, 70126 Bari, Italy.

Francesco Fracassi (F)

Dipartimento di Chimica, Università degli Studi di Bari "A. Moro", via Orabona 4, 70126 Bari, Italy.

Caterina Fusco (C)

CNR - Istituto di Chimica dei Composti Organometallici (ICCOM), Bari Section, via Orabona 4, 70126 Bari, Italy.

Angelo Nacci (A)

Dipartimento di Chimica, Università degli Studi di Bari "A. Moro", via Orabona 4, 70126 Bari, Italy.
CNR - Istituto di Chimica dei Composti Organometallici (ICCOM), Bari Section, via Orabona 4, 70126 Bari, Italy.

Lucia D'Accolti (L)

Dipartimento di Chimica, Università degli Studi di Bari "A. Moro", via Orabona 4, 70126 Bari, Italy.
CNR - Istituto di Chimica dei Composti Organometallici (ICCOM), Bari Section, via Orabona 4, 70126 Bari, Italy.

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