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Behavior of cation-exchange resins employed as heterogeneous catalysts for esterification of oleic acid with trimethylolpropane

Journal

APPLIED CATALYSIS A-GENERAL
Volume 504, Issue -, Pages 11-16

Publisher

ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.apcata.2014.12.043

Keywords

Ion-exchange resins; Esterification; Biolubricant; Dowex; Amberlyst; Purolite

Funding

  1. DGTRE, Region Wallonne [1117464]
  2. company Mosselman s.a.
  3. Erasmus Mundus, program of EU-FP7

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Four cation-exchange resins (Dowex 50wx2, Amberlyst 36, Purolite CT482 and Purolite CT275DR) were investigated as catalysts in the esterification of oleic acid (OA) with trimethylolpropane (TMP). All four resins accelerated the reaction kinetics. The results showed that in a solvent-free system, the gel-type resin Dowex 50wx2 must be pre-swollen prior the reaction to achieve high catalytic performance. Contrary, the macro-reticular Amberlyst 36, Purolite CT482 and Purolite CT275DR do not need any pretreatment to be active. The latter is due to the high crosslinking degree of these resins. Recyclability tests showed that the resins slightly lose their activity after the first use but retain stable activity during the further uses. The activity decay of the recycled resins is referred to the partial blocking of the active sites by the co-produced water. Additional studies confirmed the high stability of the chosen resins toward leaching in polar medium. Overall, both high stability and possibility of reusing through still high catalytic activity make the resins attractive candidates as heterogeneous catalysts for such complex industrial process. (C) 2014 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

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