The conventional method for epoxidation of oleic acid and cottonseed oil has limitations such as low reaction yield, slow reaction rate, and catalyst deactivation.
Researchers Adriana Freites Aguilera, Pasi Tolvanen, Shuyana Heredia, Marta González Muñoz, Tina Samson, Adrien Oger, Antoine Verove, Kari Eränen, Sebastien Leveneur, Jyri-Pekka Mikkola, investigated an innovative approach using in-situ-formed percarboxylic acid and a loop reactor with microwave irradiation to increase reaction yield.
They implemented Amberlite IR-120 as the catalyst and studied the catalyst loading effect.
The study found that the use of microwave irradiation and the SpinChem RBR streamlined the experimental procedure, eliminated mass transfer limitations, and minimized the mechanical wear of the solid catalyst, prolonging its lifetime.
The improved method resulted in increased reaction yield and reaction rate.
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