Ring-opening of epoxidized waste cooking oil by hydroxylation process: Optimization and kinetic modelling

• Main Authors: Jalil, Mohd. Jumain, Aziz, Muhamad Azfar Izzat, Raofuddin, Danial Nuruddin Azlan, Azmi, Intan Suhada, Mohd. Azmi, Mohamad Heiry, Md. Zaini, Mohd. Saufi, Ibrahim, Izni Mariah
• Format: Article
• Published: John Wiley and Sons Inc 2022
• Subjects: TP Chemical technology
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/103119/; http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/slct.202202977
• Institution: Universiti Teknologi Malaysia

Numerous academics worldwide are interested in utilizing waste as a resource to produce an epoxide. Epoxidation/ring-opening of oxirane is a common method for producing polyols from vegetable oil. This study examined the effect of the catalyst type and loading on the ring opening of epoxide groups b...