01418nas a2200169   4500008004100000022001400041245009600055210006900151260007100220300001400291490000700305520073500312100003101047700002601078700002101104856012301125       2011                        eng d  a0887-062400aFactors Influencing the Kinetics of Esterification of Fatty Acids over Solid Acid Catalysts0 aFactors Influencing the Kinetics of Esterification of Fatty Acid  a1155 16TH ST, NW, WASHINGTON, DC 20036 USAbAMER CHEMICAL SOCcSEP  a4106-41120 v253 a<p>The kinetics of esterification of fatty acids with alcohols over three different solid acid catalysts, viz., large pore zeolite-beta (H beta), micro-mesoporous Fe-Zn double-metal cyanide (DMC), and mesoporous Al-MCM-41, have been reported. Hydrophobicity of these catalysts increases in the order: Al-MCM-41 &lt; H beta &lt; DMC. The chain lengths of the fatty acid (C(8.0)-C(18.1)) and alcohol (C(1)-C(8)) molecules have been varied, and their influence on kinetic parameters has been studied. The present study reveals that porosity and surface hydrophobicity of the catalyst are the two important factors other than acid properties (concentration and strength of acid centers) that influence the esterification reaction.</p>1 aSatyarthi, Jitendra, Kumar1 aRadhakrishnan, Sambhu1 aSrinivas, Darbha  uhttps://library.ncl.res.in/content/factors-influencing-kinetics-esterification-fatty-acids-over-solid-acid-catalysts-0