Esterification of residual palm oil using solid acid catalyst derived from rice husk

• Main Authors: Winnie Sinan Balan, Jidon Janaun, Chung, Chin Hing, Veroneka Semilin, Zhu, Zongyuan, Haywood, Stephanie K., Touhami, Dalila, Chong, Khim Phin, Abu Zahrim Yaser, Lee, Ping Chin, Sharif H. Zein
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English
• Published: Elsevier 2021
• Subjects: TP1-1185 Chemical technology
• Online Access: https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/33217/1/Esterification%20of%20residual%20palm%20oil%20using%20solid%20acid%20catalyst%20derived%20from%20rice%20husk.pdf; https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/33217/3/Esterification%20of%20residual%20palm%20oil%20using%20solid%20acid%20catalyst%20derived%20from%20rice%20husk%20_ABSTRACT.pdf; https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/33217/; https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0304389420320823?casa_token=xB-J9PNkxmEAAAAA:qJ2i2SS_tTuBQ_SPHe8fjbvsWzCEIVrQH-1z6KdSIQAJoEmRtigc2TbgpWo50Di7JyJ4SNGy5eY; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2020.124092
• Institution: Universiti Malaysia Sabah

In this study, carbon-silica based acid catalysts derived from rice husks (RH) were successfully synthesised using microwave (MW) technology. The results showed that MW sulphonation produced Sulphur (S) content of 17.2–18.5 times higher than in raw RH. Fourier-transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR)...