01387nas a2200229   4500008004100000022001400041245012200055210006900177260000800246300001200254490000700266520058600273653001300859653001400872653002000886653002900906653001600935100002900951700002400980700002201004856013101026       2015                        eng d  a1863-065000aSynthesis of non-toxic triethyl citrate plasticizer by esterification of renewable citric acid using modified zeolite0 aSynthesis of nontoxic triethyl citrate plasticizer by esterifica  cJUN  a927-9310 v433 a<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>10aBiowaste10aCatalysts10agreen chemistry10aMicro-mesopre composites10areusability1 aNandiwale, Kakasaheb, Y.1 aBorikar, Sanjay, P.1 aBokade, Vijay, V.  uhttps://library.ncl.res.in/content/synthesis-non-toxic-triethyl-citrate-plasticizer-esterification-renewable-citric-acid-using