Enhancing transesterification reactions by using pervaporation
(2012) CHISA 2012 - 20th International Congress of Chemical and Process Engineering and PRES 2012 - 15th Conference PRES — Location: Prague, Czech Republic (25.August.2012)
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- Pervaporation was used to enhance transesterification reactions of methyl acetate and n-butanol to yield n-butyl acetate and methanol. This reaction was heterogeneously catalyzed by a strongly acidic ion-exchange resin (Amberlyst 15). Several commercial membrane types were used to establish their grade of application at different concentrations of the binary mixture methanol/n-butyl acetate. Self-made membranes were used to improve the performance of the separation. Comparison in terms of permeability and selectivity of methanol showed the potential of pervaporation for organic-organic separations. The mass transfer through the membrane was discussed to elucidate the separation mechanism on a microscopic level.
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Luis Alconero, P., & Van Der Bruggen, B. (2012). Enhancing transesterification reactions by using pervaporation. CHISA 2012 - 20th International Congress of Chemical and Process Engineering and PRES 2012 - 15th Conference PRES, Prague, Czech Republic. https://hdl.handle.net/2078.5/186750