Utilization of vanillin to prepare sulfated Calix[4]resorcinarene as efficient organocatalyst for biodiesel production based on methylation of palmitic acid and oleic acid

Jumina, Jumina and Kurniawan, Yehezkiel Steven and Lubis, Ali Bahri and Larasati, Eleonora Indira and Purwono, Bambang and Triono, Sugeng (2023) Utilization of vanillin to prepare sulfated Calix[4]resorcinarene as efficient organocatalyst for biodiesel production based on methylation of palmitic acid and oleic acid. Heliyon, 9 (5): e16100. ISSN 24058440

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Abstract

Recently, biodiesel production from palm oils has been thoroughly investigated to substitute crude oil due to its scarcity. However, the biodiesel production process is time-consuming due to its slow kinetics; thus, concentrated sulfuric acid has been used to fasten the reaction process in some industries. Unfortunately, sulfuric acid is a toxic, corrosive, and non-environmentally friendly catalyst. In this study, we prepared sulfated Calix[4]resorcinarene derived from vanillin as an efficient organocatalyst to replace sulfuric acid. The catalytic activity of sulfated Calix[4]resorcinarenes was evaluated through the methylation of palmitic acid and oleic acid as model compounds due to their abundant amounts in palm oil. The Calix[4]resorcinarene and sulfated Calix[4]resorcinarenes have been obtained through a one-pot reaction in 71.8–98.3% yield. Their chemical structures were confirmed by using FTIR, NMR and HRMS spectrometry analyses. The results showed that the sulfated Calix[4]resorcinarene exhibited high catalytic activity for methyl palmitate and methyl oleate productions in 94.8 ± 1.8 and 97.3 ± 2.1% yield, respectively, which was comparable to sulfuric acid (96.3 ± 1.8 and 95.9 ± 2.5%). The optimum condition was achieved by using 0.020 wt equivalent of organocatalyst for 6 h reaction process at 338 K. The methylation of palmitic acid and oleic acid fits well with the first-order kinetic model (R2 = 0.9940–0.9999) with a reaction rate constant of 0.6055 and 1.1403 h-1, respectively. Further investigation reveals that the hydroxyl group of vanillin plays a pivotal role in the organocatalytic activity of sulfated Calix[4]resorcinarene.

Item Type: Article
Additional Information: Library Dosen
Uncontrolled Keywords: Biodiesel; Calix[4]resorcinarene; Methyl oleate; Methyl palmitate; Organocatalyst; Sulfated
Subjects: Q Science > QD Chemistry
Divisions: Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences > Chemistry Department
Depositing User: Masrumi Fathurrohmah
Date Deposited: 15 Jul 2024 06:47
Last Modified: 15 Jul 2024 06:47
URI: https://ir.lib.ugm.ac.id/id/eprint/2530

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