Journal of catalysis

Mesoporous sulfonic acids as selective heterogeneous catalysts for the synthesis of monoglycerides

WD Bossaert, DE De Vos, WM Van Rhijn, J Bullen…

Index: Bossaert, Wim D.; De Vos, Dirk E.; Van Rhijn, Wim M.; Bullen, Joren; Grobet, Piet J.; Jacobs, Pierre A. Journal of Catalysis, 1999 , vol. 182, # 1 p. 156 - 164

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Abstract

Glycerol was esterified with an equimolar amount of lauric acid to monolaurin using zeolites, sulfonic resins, and sulfonic mesoporous materials as catalysts. The latter were obtained by immobilization of 3-mercaptopropyl groups and oxidation with H2O2. In particular, fatty acid conversions, monoglyceride yields, and selectivities obtained with mesoporous (ordered, amorphous) sulfonic catalysts were compared with those of other heterogeneous or ...