SYNTHESIS OF EPICHLOROHYDRIN UNIVERSITI PUTRA MALAYSIA FROM GLYCEROL

Rahman, Herliati (2013) SYNTHESIS OF EPICHLOROHYDRIN UNIVERSITI PUTRA MALAYSIA FROM GLYCEROL. Doctoral thesis, Universiti Putra Malaysia.

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Abstract

Glycerol is the main byproduct of the biodiesel production. Recently, the market has been flooded by the crude natural glycerol due to the rapid growth in biodiesel industry. Since this crude glycerol has a very low value because of its impurities, the development of new technology to convert glycerol to more valuable chemicals is become an interesting study. Among the various possibilities, a technology to convert glycerol to epichlorohydrin has caught our attention. Epichlorohydrin (EPCH), an important raw material for the production of epoxide resins was successfully synthesized via two-stage process. The first stage is hydrochlorination reaction of glycerol with aqueous hydrogen chloride as a chlorination agent to produce 1,3-dichloropropanol (1,3-DCP) in the presence of carboxylic acid as the catalyst. The next stage is dehydrochlorination reaction where 1,3-DCP produced from the previous reaction was reacted with sodium hydroxide (NaOH) to formEPCH without the presence of any catalyst. This study includes both simulation and experimental works.

Item Type:	Thesis (Doctoral)
Subjects:	T Technology > TP Chemical technology
Divisions:	Fakultas Teknik Industri > S1-Teknik Kimia
Depositing User:	Mrs Herliati Rahman
Date Deposited:	26 Jul 2022 03:23
Last Modified:	26 Jul 2022 03:23
URI:	http://repo.jayabaya.ac.id/id/eprint/2137

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