Preliminary Study of Epoxidation of Soybean Oil in Stirred Tank Reactor: the Effect of the Mixing Program

Epoxidated vegetable oils are largely employed as plasticizer instead of harmful phthalates and they represent a sustainable choice to produce lubricants and intermediates. In this work, the epoxidation of soybean oil is carried using hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) 32wt.% and acetic acid instead of the co...

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Main Authors: C. Vianello, D. Piccolo, E. Salzano, G. Maschio
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: AIDIC Servizi S.r.l. 2017-03-01
Series:Chemical Engineering Transactions
Online Access:https://www.cetjournal.it/index.php/cet/article/view/2239