@article {45942,
	title = {Synthesis of non-toxic triethyl citrate plasticizer by esterification of renewable citric acid using modified zeolite},
	journal = {Clean-Soil Air Water},
	volume = {43},
	year = {2015},
	month = {JUN},
	pages = {927-931},
	type = {Article},
	abstract = {<p>Triethyl citrate (TEC), a non-toxic plasticizer, was synthesized by esterification of renewable citric acid (CA, from entire waste of oranges) with ethanol over modified H-ZSM-5 (HZ-5) zeolite. Different micro-meso composites (M-HZ-5) with varying crystallinities were prepared by alkaline treatment of HZ-5. M-HZ-5(0.6) (87\% crystallinity) was observed to be a potential and environmentally benign catalyst with 96\% CA conversion, 64\% TEC selectivity (61.44\% TEC yield), and a reusability of six cycles. The probable catalytic mechanism of esterification was also proposed.</p>},
	keywords = {Biowaste, Catalysts, green chemistry, Micro-mesopre composites, reusability},
	issn = {1863-0650},
	doi = {10.1002/clen.201400189},
	author = {Nandiwale, Kakasaheb Y. and Borikar, Sanjay P. and Bokade, Vijay V.}
}
