Sains
Malaysiana 39(5)(2010): 811–816
Selective Glycerol Esterification Over
Organomontmorillonite Catalysts
(Pengesteran
Gliserol Terpilih Menggunakan Pemangkin Organomontmorilonit)
Tri Yogo Wibowo
Pusat Teknologi Agroindustri
Badan Pengkajian dan Penerapan
Teknologi
Jl. MH. Thamrin 8 Jakarta Pusat 10340
– Indonesia
Ridzuan Zakaria & Ahmad Zuhairi Abdullah*
Pusat Pengajian Kejuruteraan Kimia
Kampus Kejuruteraan, Universiti Sains
Malaysia
14300 Nibong Tebal, Pulau Pinang,
Malaysia
Diserahkan: 14 April 2000 / Diterima:
27 July 2009
ABSTRACT
Organomontmorillonites
were synthesized by grafting cationic surfactants i.e quaternary ammonium
compounds into the interlayer space and were
characterized using XRD, FTIR and N2 adsorption/
desorption analysis. The organomontmorillonites were applied as catalyst for the esterification of glycerol (GL) with lauric acid (LA). The catalyst which had symmetrical onium salts
(tetrabuthylammoniumbromide, TBAB)
gave higher activity than that of unsymmetrical onium salts
(cetyltrimethylammoniumbromide, CTAB). Over the TBAB-montmorillonite
catalyst, glycerol monolaurate was obtained with a selectivity of about 80%, a
lauric acid conversion of about 71% and a glycerol monolaurate yield of about
57%.
Keywords: Esterification; lauric acid; monoglyceride; montmorillonite; reaction
ABSTRAK
Organomontmorilonit
telah disintesis melalui percantuman surfaktan kation iaitu sebatian ammonia
kuartener kepada ruang lapisan-antara dan dicirikan menggunakan analisis XRD, FTIR dan jerapan/penyahjerapan N2. Organomontmorilonit ini telah digunakan sebagai mangkin bagi
pengesteran gliserol (GL) dengan asid laurik (LA). Pemangkin yang mempunyai garam onium simetri (tetrabutilammoniumbromida, TBAB) memberikan aktiviti yang lebih tinggi berbanding pemangkin
yang mempunyai garam onium tak simetri (setiltrimetilammoniumbromida, CTAB). Melalui pemangkin TBAB-montmorillonite, gliserol monolaurat telah diperolehi dengan pemilihan
sebanyak 80%, penukaran asid laurik sekitar 71% dan hasilan gliserol monolaurat
sekitar 57%.
Kata kunci:
Asid laurik; monogliserida; montmorilonit;
pengesteran; tindak balas
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*Pengarang untuk surat-menyurat; e-mail: chzuhairi@eng.usm.my
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