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Development of Heterogeneous Enantioselective Catalysts using Chiral Metal-Organic Frameworks MOFs
Published on: January 17, 2020
TiFe2O4@SiO2-SO3H: A novel and effective catalyst for esterification reaction
Mohanad Yakdhan Saleh1, Ahmed Kareem Obaid Aldulaimi2, Shakir Mahmood Saeed3
1Department of Chemistry, College of Education for Pure Science, University of Mosul, Mosul, Iraq.
Abstract:
In the present study, TiFe2O4@SiO2-SO3H heterogeneous catalyst was successfully synthesized and applied to generate biodiesel from oleic acid, and palmitic acid using an esterification process. In this sense, the nanocatalyst surface was characterized using TEM, TGA, XRD, FTIR, VSM, BET, SEM, and EDX analyses. Nanocatalyst TiFe2O4@SiO2-SO3H showed high activity for the esterification of oleic acid and palmitic acid. Also, the nanocatalyst can be easily recovered with a bar magnet and reused many times without any loss of activity.
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