02423nas a2200229   4500008004100000022001400041245012500055210006900180260007700249300001200326490000600338520156500344653001301909653001401922653001901936653001901955653001301974100002901987700002302016700002202039856013202061       2014                        eng d  a2194-428800aGlycerol etherification using n-butanol to produce oxygenated additives for biodiesel fuel over H-beta zeolite catalysts0 aGlycerol etherification using nbutanol to produce oxygenated add  aBOSCHSTRASSE 12, D-69469 WEINHEIM, GERMANYbWILEY-V C H VERLAG GMBHcMAY  a446-4520 v23 a<p>The catalytic etherification of glycerol has been systematically studied in batch process by using n-butanol to produce oxygenated additives for biodiesel fuels over various solid-acid catalysts, such as H-beta zeolite, ZSM-5, K10, etc.. The present work includes a detailed study of the optimization of the etherification process parameters, such as catalyst loading (7-20 wt% of glycerol), molar ratio of glycerol/n-butanol (1: 6 to 1: 15), speed of agitation (100-400 rpm), reaction temperature (413-453 K), and reaction time (0.5-4 h) in view of maximizing the glycerol conversion and selectivity towards mono-butyl-glycerol ether (ME). The catalyst reusability was studied using the optimized process parameters. Amongst the studied catalysts, the H-beta zeolite was found to be the most promising for the etherification of glycerol with glycerol conversion of 55% and a 98% selectivity towards ME formation. The H-beta zeolite was found to be an active and stable catalyst for up to 4 cycles. The use of n-butanol as alkylating agent is presented for first time, to the authors knowledge. The reaction was performed at milder operating conditions (0.5 MPa) than previously reported (2 MPa). A kinetic model was developed for the etherification reaction and the data obtained at optimized process parameters was used to calculate the kinetic parameters. The reaction rate constants at different reaction temperatures, activation energies, and pre-exponential factors were obtained for the etherification reaction with an accuracy of R-2 &gt; 0.989.</p>10abiofuels10acatalysis10aetherification10afuel additives10azeolites1 aNandiwale, Kakasaheb, Y.1 aPatil, Shivraj, E.1 aBokade, Vijay, V.  uhttps://library.ncl.res.in/content/glycerol-etherification-using-n-butanol-produce-oxygenated-additives-biodiesel-fuel-over-h-002298nas a2200229   4500008004100000022001400041245013100055210006900186260006700255300001200322490000700334520145300341653001301794653001901807653001801826653001901844653001401863653001001877100002901887700002201916856013001938       2015                        eng d  a1944-744200aEnvironmentally benign catalytic process for esterification of renewable levulinic acid to various alkyl levulinates biodiesel0 aEnvironmentally benign catalytic process for esterification of r  a111 RIVER ST, HOBOKEN 07030-5774, NJ USAbWILEY-BLACKWELLcSEP  a795-8010 v343 a<p>This study explores, the use of modified zeolite (Micro/Meso-HZ-5) obtained by desilication post-treatment as heterogeneous catalyst for esterification of biomass derived renewable levulinic acid (LA) with different alkyl alcohols such as methanol, ethanol, n-butanol, and n-octanol aiming to produce corresponding alkyl levulinate. This method of production of alkyl levulinates would be sustainable process, as it can be used as novel miscible diesel biofuels preventing global warming by decreasing atmospheric CO2. The LA conversion obtained over Micro/Meso-HZ-5 was higher than H-ZSM-5, which is due to the combined effect of increase in Bronsted acid sites, total acidity, and other properties such as BET surface area and the generation of mesoporosity. The maximum LA conversion of 91, 95, 96, and 98% with 100% selectivity toward alkyl levulinate was obtained, when LA was being esterified over Micro/Meso-HZ-5 with methanol, ethanol, n-butanol, and n-octanol, respectively, at optimal process parameters. Micro/Meso-HZ-5 catalyst was found to be reusable for six cycles. Furthermore, pseudo homogeneous (P-H) kinetic model of the esterification of LA with the studied four alcohols were established with R-2&gt;0.99, using the experimental data. A P-H kinetic model implies that, the esterification reaction follows second order reversible kinetics. (c) 2014 American Institute of Chemical Engineers Environ Prog, 34: 795-801, 2015</p>10abiofuels10aEsterification10akinetic model10alevulinic acid10ameso-HZ-510amicro1 aNandiwale, Kakasaheb, Y.1 aBokade, Vijay, V.  uhttps://library.ncl.res.in/content/environmentally-benign-catalytic-process-esterification-renewable-levulinic-acid-various-0