Epoxidation of karanja (Pongamia glabra) oil catalysed by acidic ion exchange resin

Karanja oil with an iodine value of 89 g/100 g was epoxidised in situ with aqueous hydrogen peroxide and acetic acid in the presence of Amberlite IR‐120 acidic ion exchange resin as catalyst. The effect of the operating variables on the oxirane oxygen content, as well as on the oxirane ring stability and the iodine value of the epoxidised karanja oil, were determined. The variables studied were stirring speed, hydrogen peroxide‐to‐ethylenic unsaturation molar ratio, acetic acid‐to‐ethylenic unsaturation molar ratio, temperature, and catalyst loading. The effects of these parameters on the conversion to the epoxidised oil were studied and the optimum conditions for the maximum oxirane content were established. The proposed kinetic model takes into consideration the two side reactions, namely, epoxy ring opening involving the formation of hydroxy acetate and hydroxyl groups, and the reaction between the peroxyacid and the epoxy group. The kinetic and adsorption constants of the rate equations were estimated by the best fit using Marquardt's algorithm. Good agreement between experimental and predicted data validates the proposed kinetic model. From the estimated kinetic constants, the apparent activation energy for the epoxidation reaction was found to be 11 kcal/mol.     

磺酸功能化离子液体催化不饱和脂肪酸甲酯的环氧化研究

The epoxidation of unsaturated fatty acid methyl esters(FAMEs)by peroxyacetic acid generated in situ from hydrogen peroxide and acetic acid was studied in the presence of SO3H-functional Brnsted acidic ionic liquid (IL)[C3SO3HMIM][HSO4]as catalyst.The effects of hydrogen peroxide/ethylenic unsaturation ratio,acetic acid concentration,IL concentration,recycling of the IL catalyst,and temperature on the conversion to oxirane were studied.The kinetics and thermodynamics of unsaturated FAMEs epoxidation and the kinetics of oxirane cleavage of the epoxidized FAMEs by acetic acid were also studied.The conversion of ethylenic unsaturation group to oxirane, the reaction rate of the conversion to oxirane,and the rate of hydrolysis(oxirane cleavage)were higher by using the IL catalyst.     

Utilization of green seed canola oil for in situ epoxidation

Green seed canola oil is underutilized for edible purposes due to its high chlorophyll content, which makes it more susceptible to photo‐oxidation and ultimately reduces the oxidation stability. The present work is an attempt to compare the kinetics of epoxidation of crude green seed canola oil (CGSCO) and treated green seed canola oil (TGSCO) with peroxyacids generated in situ in presence of an Amberlite IR‐120 acidic ion exchange resin (AIER) as catalyst. Among the two oxygen carrier studied, acetic acid was found to be a better carrier than the formic acid, as it gives 8% more conversion of double bond than the formic acid. A detailed process developmental study was then performed with the acetic acid/AIER combination. For the oils under investigation parameters optimized were temperature (55°C), hydrogen peroxide to double bond molar ratio (2.0), acetic acid to double bond molar ratio (0.5), and AIER loading (15%). An iodine conversion of 90.33, 90.20%, and a relative epoxide yield of 90, 88.8% were obtained at the optimum reaction conditions for CGSCO and TGSCO, respectively. The formation of the epoxide product of CGSCO and TGSCO was confirmed by Fourier Transform IR Spectroscopy (FTIR) and NMR (1H NMR) spectral analysis.     

Epoxidation of karanja (Pongamia glabra) oil by H2O2

Epoxidation of karanja oil (KO), a nondrying vegetable oil, was carried out with peroxyacetic acid that was generated in situ from aqueous hydrogen peroxide and glacial acetic acid. KO contained 61.65% oleic acid and 18.52% linoleic acid, respectively, and had an iodine value of 89 g/100 g. Unsaturated bonds in the oil were converted to oxirane by epoxidation. Almost complete epoxidation of ethylenic unsaturation was achieved. For example, the iodine value of the oil could be reduced from 89 to 19 by epoxidation at 30°C. The effects of temperature, hydrogen peroxide-to-ethylenic unsaturation ratio, acetic acid-to-ethylenic unsaturation ratio, and stirring speed on the epoxidation rate and on oxirane ring stability were studied. The rate constant and activation energy for epoxidation of KO were 10⁻⁶ L·mol⁻¹·s⁻¹ and 14.9 kcal·mol⁻¹, respectively. Enthalpy, entropy, and free energy of activation were 14.2 kcal·mol⁻¹, −51.2 cal·mol⁻¹·K⁻¹, and 31.1 kcal·mol⁻¹, respectively. The present study revealed that epoxides can be developed from locally available natural renewable resources such as KO.     

Kinetics of epoxidation of jatropha oil with peroxyacetic and peroxyformic acid catalysed by acidic ion exchange resin

The kinetics of epoxidation of jatropha oil by peroxyacetic/peroxyformic acid, formed in situ by the reaction of aqueous hydrogen peroxide and acetic/formic acid, in the presence of an acidic ion exchange resin as catalyst in or without toluene, was studied. The presence of an inert solvent in the reaction mixture appeared to stabilise the epoxidation product and minimise the side reaction such as the opening of the oxirane ring. The effect of several reaction parameters such as stirring speed, hydrogen peroxide-to-ethylenic unsaturation molar ratio, acetic/formic acid-to-ethylenic unsaturation molar ratio, temperature, and catalyst loading on the epoxidation rate as well as on the oxirane ring stability and iodine value of the epoxidised jatropha oil were examined. The multiphase process consists of a consecutive reaction, acidic ion exchange resin catalysed peroxyacid formation followed by epoxidation. The catalytic reaction of peroxyacetic/peroxyformic acid formation was found to be characterised by adsorption of only acetic (or formic) acid and peroxyacetic/peroxyformic acid on the active catalyst sites, and the irreversible surface reaction was the overall rate determining step. The proposed kinetic model takes into consideration two side reactions, namely, epoxy ring opening involving the formation of hydroxy acetate and hydroxyl groups and the reaction of the peroxyacid and epoxy group. The kinetic and adsorption constants of the rate equations were estimated by the best fit using nonlinear regression method. Good agreement between experimental and predicted data validated the proposed kinetic model. From the estimated kinetic constants, the apparent activation energy for epoxidation reaction was found to be 53.6 kJ/mol. This value compares well with those reported by other investigators for the same reaction over similar catalysts.     

The Influence of Reaction Parameters on the Epoxidation of Rapeseed Oil with Peracetic Acid

The influence of reaction parameters on the epoxidation of rapeseed oil (RO) with peracetic acid obtained in situ from the reaction between 30 wt% hydrogen peroxide and glacial acetic acid (AA) has been studied. The course of the reaction was measured by changes of the iodine number (IN) and epoxy number (EN), used to estimate the degree of rapeseed oil conversion, yield, and the selectivity of transformation to epoxidized rapeseed oil in relation to the total amount of oil undergoing the transformation. The optimal conditions of epoxidation are as follows: temperature 60 °C, molar ratio of hydrogen peroxide to rapeseed oil 9.5:1 mol/mol, molar ratio of acetic acid to rapeseed oil 1.12:1 mol/mol, stirring speed 500 rpm, and reaction time of 4 h. Under these conditions the epoxy number is equal to 0.157 mol/100 g RO and iodine number reaches low values of 0.123 mol/100 g RO. The selectivity of transformation to epoxidized RO calculated from EN and IN is 82.2%, conversion of hydrogen peroxide is 100%, conversion of RO calculated from IN is 60.8%, and yield of RO calculated from EN is 50%.     

微量硫酸催化环氧大豆油的合成

在无溶剂条件下,以甲酸为载氧体合成了环氧大豆油. 通过正交实验确定了甲酸自催化合成环氧大豆油的优化工艺条件. 为进一步提高环氧值和缩短反应时间,添加微量硫酸作为催化剂,并优化了其用量. 结果表明,当大豆油、88%甲酸、30%双氧水和硫酸的质量比为1:0.13:0.7:0.004时,在65℃下反应3 h,产品的环氧值为6.2%,残留碘值<6.0%. 采用红外光谱和核磁共振对产品进行了表征.     

Comparative Studies on the Epoxidation Techniques of Vegetable Oils

Concentrated hydrogen peroxide as well as stronger peracetic acid were prepared by simple methods. Commercial hydrogen peroxide (ca. 30%) was concentrated upto 60% by removing water slowly at low temperature and low pressure. Starting from 60% hydrogen peroxide, strong peracetic acid of 17.2% strength was obtained by a simple operation. Batch epoxidations of vegetable oils such as castor, safflower and linseed oils were carried out for different reaction periods from 2 to 10 hrs and the formation of oxirane oxygen was determined in order to study the effect of epoxidation time, catalyst employed and concentration of hydrogen peroxide as well as of preformed peracetic acid on the extent of epoxidation. The optimum conversions were obtained with 4 hrs reaction period at 50° C by the in situ epoxidation technique using 60% hydrogen peroxide and acid-form of Amberlite-120 resin (chemical grade) as catalyst; the mole ratio of the reactants was unsaturation : hydrogen peroxide : acetic acid (1 : 1.5 : 0.5).     

Kinetics of in situ epoxidation of soybean oil in bulk catalyzed by ion exchange resin

The kinetics of the epoxidation of soybean oil in bulk by peracetic acid formed in situ, in the presence of an ion exchange resin as the catalyst, was studied. The proposed kinetic model takes into consideration two side reactions of the epoxy ring opening involving the formation of hydroxy acetate and hydroxyl groups as well as the reactions of the formation of the peracid and epoxy groups. The catalytic reaction of the peracetic acid formation was characterized by adsorption of only acetic acid and peracetic acid on the active catalyst sites, and irreversible surface reaction was the overall rate-determining step. Kinetic parameters were estimated by fitting experimental data using the Marquardt method. Good agreement between the calculated and experimental data indicated that the proposed kinetic model was correct. The effect of different reaction variables on epoxidation was also discussed. The conditions for obtaining optimal epoxide yield (91% conversion, 5.99% epoxide content in product) were found to be: 0.5 mole of glacial acetic acid and 1.1 mole of hydrogen peroxide (30% aqueous solution) per mole of ethylenic unsaturation, in the presence of 5 wt% of the ion exchange resin at 75°C, over the reaction period of 8 h.     

Oxidative desulfurization of simulated light fuel oil and untreated kerosene

An experimental investigation was conducted on the oxidative desulfurization of model sulfur compounds such as dibenzothiophene and benzothiophene in toluene as a simulated light fuel oil with a mixture of hydrogen peroxide as the oxidant and various acids as the catalyst. The influences of various parameters including reaction temperature (T), acid to sulfur molar ratio (Acid/S), oxidant to sulfur molar ratio (O/S), type of acid, and the presence of sodium tungstate and commercial activated carbon as a co-catalyst on the fractional conversion of the model sulfur compounds were investigated. The experimental data obtained were used to determine the reaction rate constant of the model sulfur compounds and the corresponding activation energy. Moreover, the adsorption of model sulfur compounds on the commercial activated carbons supplied by Jacobi Co. (Sweden, AquaSorb 101) was studied and the effects of different parameters such as temperature, and various chemical treatments on the adsorption of the sulfur compounds were investigated. Furthermore, the oxidative desulfurization of untreated kerosene with the total sulfur content of 1700 ppmw produced by an Iranian refining company (Isfahan refinery) was successfully investigated. These experiments were performed using formic acid as the catalyst and hydrogen peroxide as the oxidant at the mild operating conditions of T = 50 °C, O/S = 5, and the Acid/S = 10. It was realized that about 87% of the total sulfur content of untreated kerosene could be removed after 30 min oxidation followed by liquid–liquid extraction.     

Optimization of Epoxidized Methyl Acetoricinoleate Synthesis by Response Surface Methodology

Epoxidized methyl acetoricinoleate (EMAR) was generated by epoxidation of methyl acetoricinoleate (MAR) in the presence of formic acid and hydrogen peroxide by using ionic liquids as catalysts, and the product was characterized by means of infrared spectroscopy and mass spectrometry. The efficiencies of four different catalysts, 1‐methylimidazole hydrogen sulfate salt ([Hmim]HSO₄), 1‐methylpyrrolidone hydrogen sulfate salt ([Hnmp]HSO₄), phosphoric acid, and sulfuric acid, were compared. The effects of the formic acid/MAR molar ratio, hydrogen peroxide/MAR molar ratio, reaction temperature, reaction time, and catalyst dosage on the epoxy value of EMAR were investigated by single‐factor experiments.     

Epoxidation of methyl oleate with hydrogen peroxide

Summary Simple addition of hydrogen peroxide to a 10 molar excess of glacial acetic acid in the presence of sulfuric acid catalyst gave about 90% conversion to peracetic acid in the peracid preforming step. Improved hydrogen peroxide efficiency in the epoxidation step was obtained by using a 0.9:1 molar ratio of preformed peracetic acid to methyl oleate. Under these conditions most of the peracetic acid was used in forming the epoxide. Stainless Steels 304, 316, 321, 329, and 430 are satisfactory as materials of construction from the standpoint of both corrosion resistance and effect on the reaction. Presented at the 27th annual fall meeting, American Oil Chemists’ Society, Nov. 4–6, 1953, in Chicago, Ill.     

Optimization of the chemoenzymatic epoxidation of soybean oil

The lipase Candida antarctica (Novozyme 435) immobilized on acrylic resin was used as an unconventional catalyst for in situ epoxidation of soybean oil. The reactions were carried out in toluene. The peracid used for converting TG double bonds to oxirane groups was formed by reaction of FFA and hydrogen peroxide. The reaction conditions were optimized by varying the lipase concentration, solvent concentration, molar ratio of hydrogen peroxide to double bond, oleic acid concentration, and reaction temperature. The kinetic study showed that 100% conversion of double bonds to epoxides can be obtained after 4 h. The addition of free acids was not required for the reaction to proceed to conversions exceeding 80%, presumably owing to generation of FFA by hydrolysis of soybean oil. The enzyme catalyst was found to deteriorate after repeated runs.     

Allyl esters and allyl epoxy esters from crambe oil

Room temperature transesterification of crambe oil with allyl alcohol gave allyl esters previously prepared by hydrolysis of the oil and reesterification of the mixed acids at elevated temperatures. Treating the esters with m-chloroperbenzoic acid in the presence of sodium bicarbonate resulted in the selective epoxidation of ethylenic bonds and suppression of side reactions. Bifunctional allyl epoxy esters produced in 88% overall yield by this method contain 5.08% oxirane oxygen and an unsaturation equivalent to 91% allyl group; they are prospective monomers for various types of polymerization.     

高品质环氧大豆油的研制

文章采用732#强酸性阳离子交换树脂为催化剂,改进型无溶剂法合成高品质环氧大豆油。实验确定了高品质环氧大豆油的最佳合成条件:采用逐步加料,按m(大豆油):m(88%甲酸):m(30%双氧水):m(催化剂)=1:0.35:1.2:0.15的比例加料,加0.5 mL 1%的EDTA稳定剂,制得的环氧大豆油品质较高。     

Deep desulfurization of diesel fuels by catalytic oxidation

Reaction feed was prepared by dissolving dibenzothiophene (DBT), which was selected as a model organosulfur compound in diesel fuels, in n-octane. The oxidant was a 30 wt-% aqueous solution of hydrogen peroxide. Catalytic performance of the activated carbons with saturation adsorption of DBT was investigated in the presence of formic acid. In addition, the effects of activated carbon dosage, formic acid concentration, initial concentration of hydrogen peroxide, initial concentration of DBT and reaction temperature on the oxidation of DBT were investigated. Experimental results indicated that performic acid and the hydroxyl radicals produced are coupled to oxidize DBT with a conversion ratio of 100%. Catalytic performance of the combination of activated carbon and formic acid is higher than that of only formic acid. The concentration of formic acid, activated carbon dosage, initial concentration of hydrogen peroxide and reaction temperature affect the oxidative removal of DBT. The higher the initial concentration of DBT in the n-octane solution, the more difficult the deep desulfurization by oxidation is. Translated from Journal of Chemical Engineering of Chinese Universities, 2006, 20(4): 616–621 [译自: 高校化学工程学报]     

环氧脂肪酸甲酯合成研究

研究了以脂肪酸甲酯为原料,合成环氧脂肪酸甲酯的最佳工艺条件。通过实验得到较理想的反应条件为脂肪酸甲酯：双氧水：甲酸=1：1．2：0．8（摩尔比）,反应温度55-60℃,催化剂浓硫酸（双氧水和甲酸总量的0．5％）,适量稳定剂,反应时间为5h。     

N-甲酰-L-天冬氨酸酐的合成

在乙酸酐溶剂中 ,以氧化镁为催化剂 ,L 天冬氨酸与甲酸进行甲酰化反应并脱水生成N 甲酰 L 天冬氨酸酐。考察了温度、时间、甲酸和乙酸酐用量比对反应的影响 ,得到了优化的反应条件为 :反应温度 5 0℃ ,反应时间 5h ,甲酸与L 天冬氨酸的物质的量比为 1 6∶1 0 ,乙酸酐与L 天冬氨酸的物质的量比为 2 3∶1 0 ,此时产物收率达 90 35 %。     

反应温度对猪油环氧化的影响

猪油在甲酸催化下 ,按H2 O2 /C =C摩尔比为 1 5∶1用双氧水进行原位环氧化。通过考察温度对产物碘值和环氧指数的影响 ,发现随温度的升高 ,产物碘值逐渐减小 ;环氧指数先增大后减小 ,6 3℃时达到最大值。猪油分子中参与碘值测定和参与环氧化反应的碳碳双键不完全一致