Process intensification of 2-ethylhexyl caprylate/caprate synthesis via a pulsed loop reactor: Multi-objective optimization

• Main Authors: Razali, S.Z., Yunus, R., Abdul Rashid, Suraya, Lim, Hong Ngee, Mohamed Jan, Badrul, Hamid, H.A.
• Format: Article
• Published: Elsevier 2020
• Subjects: TP Chemical technology
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/25314/; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cep.2020.107837
• Institution: Universiti Malaya

This work proposes the optimization of 2-ethylhexyl (2-EH) caprylate/caprate synthesis in a pulsed loop reactor, and the energy efficiency of the reactor was assessed. 2-EH caprylate/caprate can be used as a biodegradable base fluid. Only 0.4 wt% catalyst concentration was used in the reaction. The...