Transesterification of Triolein by Solid Catalysts" (2006)
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University of New Hampshire University of New Hampshire Scholars' Repository Master's Theses and Capstones Student Scholarship Fall 2006 Transesterification of triolein yb solid catalysts Robert Coggon University of New Hampshire, Durham Follow this and additional works at: https://scholars.unh.edu/thesis Recommended Citation Coggon, Robert, "Transesterification of triolein by solid catalysts" (2006). Master's Theses and Capstones. 198. https://scholars.unh.edu/thesis/198 This Thesis is brought to you for free and open access by the Student Scholarship at University of New Hampshire Scholars' Repository. It has been accepted for inclusion in Master's Theses and Capstones by an authorized administrator of University of New Hampshire Scholars' Repository. For more information, please contact [email protected]. TRANSESTERIFICATION OF TRIOLEIN BY SOLID CATALYSTS BY ROBERT COGGON B.S. in Chemical Engineering, University of New Hampshire, 2004 THESIS Submitted to the University of New Hampshire in Partial Fulfillment of The Requirements for the Degree of Master of Science in Chemical Engineering September, 2006 Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission. UMI Number: 1437624 INFORMATION TO USERS The quality of this reproduction is dependent upon the quality of the copy submitted. Broken or indistinct print, colored or poor quality illustrations and photographs, print bleed-through, substandard margins, and improper alignment can adversely affect reproduction. In the unlikely event that the author did not send a complete manuscript and there are missing pages, these will be noted. Also, if unauthorized copyright material had to be removed, a note will indicate the deletion. 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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS I would like to thank my advisor Dr. Vasudevan. He has been an endless source of knowledge and support throughout my graduate and undergraduate careers at the University of New Hampshire. He was especially helpful and patient with this project. I would also like to thank Dr. Gupta and Dr. Fan for serving on my thesis committee. They have also been very helpful throughout the years. Lastly, I would like to thank my family and friends for their support. Thanks Mom, Dad, Becky, Debbie, Ed, Buddy, and Jake. Thank you April for helping me and supporting me throughout the years. iv Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission. TABLE OF CONTENTS DEDICATION..................... iii ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS........................................................................................iv LIST OF TABLES.............................................................. viii LIST OF FIGURES.................................................................................................... ix ABSTRACT.................................................................................................................x CHAPTER PAGE 1. INTRODUCTION...................................................................................................1 2. LITERATURE REVIEW........................................................................................6 2.1 Introduction........................... 6 2.2 Sources of Triglycerides................... 8 2.3 Catalyst ......................................................................................10 2.3.1 Base Catalysts ................................................. 10 2.3.2 Acid Catalysts ..................... 12 2.3.3 Enzymatic Transesterification .......................... 12 2.3.4 Solid Catalysts .........................................................................15 2.4 Acyl Acceptors ....................................................................... 16 2.5 Solvents ...............................................................................................17 3. EXPERIMENTAL.................................................................................... 21 3.1 Materials.............................................................................................. 21 v Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission. 3.1.1 Lipase Catalyzed Reaction.. ..................................................21 3.1.2 Sugar Catalyst Synthesis ...................................................... 22 3.2 Analytical Method................................... .22 3.3 Experimental Setup...........................................................................24 3.3.1 Transesterification Reaction................................ 24 3.3.2 Ultrasonic Agitation ..........................................................25 3.3.3 Sugar Catalyst Synthesis Configuration ............................... 25 3.4 Reaction Procedure...........................................................................26 3.4.1 Sugar Catalyst Reaction Procedure ..................................... 28 4. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION ...........................................................29 4.1 Introduction........................................................................................29 4.2 GC Analysis........................................................................................30 4.3 Split Plot Design ................................................................................ 35 4.4 Effect of Solvent .................... 38 4.5 Methanolysis in a Solvent Free Media ........................................... 42 4.6 Ethanol as the Acyl Acceptor..........................................................44 4.7 Feasibility Studies with Sugar Catalyst.........................................47 5. CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS ............................................... 53 5.1 Conclusions ....................................................................................... 53 5.2 Recommendations................................. 55 REFERENCES...,...................... .....57 APPENDICES.............................. 60 vi Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission. APPENDIX A Calibration Curves and Standards ................................61 APPENDIX B JMP IN Report for Split Plot Experiment...................... 64 APPENDIX C Calculated Yield from Studies.........................................69 APPENDIX D Sample Calculations..................... 72 vii Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission. LIST OF TABLES Table 3.1 Summary of split plot experiment................................ 26 Table 4.1 Effect of process conditions on transesterification of olive oil............................................................................ 34 Table 4.2 Yield of methyl oleate in split plot design............................. 36 viii Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission. LIST OF FIGURES Figure 3.1 Diagram of stainless steel reactor............................................... 24 Figure 4.1 Chromatograms demonstrating methyl oleate formation....... 31 Figure 4.2 Chromatograms demonstrating ethyl oleate formation...........33 Figure 4.3 Effect of solvent on methanolysis of triolein............................. 39 Figure 4.4 Rate of methyl oleate formation versus time for paraffinic solvents ............................................................................... 40 Figure 4.5 Rate of methyl oleate formation for methyl acetate and hexane................................................................................................40 Figure 4.6 Yield versus time of methanolysis of triolein in a solvent free media................................................... 42 Figure 4.7 Rate of formation of methyl oleate in a solvent free media compared to hexane........................................................................ 43 Figure 4.8 Ethanolysis of triolein in hexane and a solvent free media.....45 Figure 4.9 Rate of ethyl oleate formation in hexane and a solvent free media................................................................................................. 46 Figure 4.10 Sugar catalyst methanolysis of triolein and olive oil............... 48 Figure 4.11 Sugar catalyzed ethanolysis of triolein....................................... 49 Figure 4.12 Chromatograms demonstrating methyl oleate formation by esterification of oleic acid................................... 51 Figure 4.13 Yield versus time for esterification of oleic acid....................... 52 ix Reproduced with permission of the