Issue 20, 2010
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Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry

Efficient conversion of triacylglycerols and fatty acids to biodiesel in a microwave reactor using metal triflatecatalysts†

Aaron M. Sochaa  and  Jason K. Sello*a  

* Corresponding authors

a Department of Chemistry, Brown University, 324 Brook Street, Box H, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
E-mail: jason_sello@brown.edu
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Abstract

We report that catalytic quantities of the Lewis acidic metal catalysts scandium triflate and bismuth triflate promote conversion of oleic, linoleic, palmitic and myristic acids and their glyceryl triesters to the corresponding methyl esters (biodiesel) in greater than 90% yield upon microwave heating. Additionally, both catalysts could be recovered and reused in esterification reactions at least six times.

Graphical abstract: Efficient conversion of triacylglycerols and fatty acids to biodiesel in a microwave reactor using metal triflate catalysts

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/C0OB00014K
Article type
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Submitted
17 Apr 2010
Accepted
19 Jul 2010
First published
17 Aug 2010

Org. Biomol. Chem., 2010,8, 4753-4756

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Efficient conversion of triacylglycerols and fatty acids to biodiesel in a microwave reactor using metal triflate catalysts

A. M. Socha and J. K. Sello, Org. Biomol. Chem., 2010, 8, 4753 DOI: 10.1039/C0OB00014K

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