Synthesis of palm-based ethylhexyl ester as a synthetic base oil for drilling fluids using chemical transesterification

In the present study the synthesis of a palm based ethylhexyl ester was examined through a transesterification reaction of palm oil methyl ester (POME) with 2-ethylhexanol (EH). A sodium methoxide in methanol solution was used as a catalyst. The reaction was carried out at a fixed pressure of 1.5 mb...

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Main Authors: N. S.H.A. Habib, R. Yunus, U. Rashid, Y. H. Taufiq-Yap, Z. Z. Abidin, A. M. Syam
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas 2014-03-01
Series:Grasas y Aceites
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Online Access:http://grasasyaceites.revistas.csic.es/index.php/grasasyaceites/article/view/1470