Reproducibility of palm-based polyols production
2016
Mohd Norhisham Sattar | Yeong, S. K. | Hazimah Abu Hassan | Srihanum Adnan | Nurul 'Ain Hashim | Tuan Noor Maznee Tuan Ismail | Norhayati Mohd Noor | Hoong, S. S. | Kosheela Devi Poo Palam
The purpose of this article is to verify the reproducibility of palm-based polyols from the optimised reaction conditions. The reproducibility studies on the production of the palm-based polyols were conducted via alcoholysis of epoxidised palm olein with isobutanol, catalysed by K10 montmorillonite under the optimised reaction conditions (reaction temperature at 60°C for 2 hr). It was proven that palm-based polyols with similar properties can be repeatedly produced when a set of standard synthesis steps was followed. This indicates that palm-based polyol can be produced with specific range of properties and this enables a feasible commercial production of palm-based polyols. The study on the recyclability of used K10 montmorillonite in the production of palm-based polyols will be carried out in the future.
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