THE USE OF MCM-48-nCaO AS CATALYST IN ESTERIFICATION REACTION OF NYAMPLUNG SEED OIL (Calophyllum inophyllum L.)

La Kolo (1) , Firdaus Firdaus (2) , Paulina Taba (3)
(1) Universitas Hasanuddin, Indonesia,
(2) Universitas Hasanuddin, Indonesia,
(3) Universitas Hasanuddin, Indonesia

Abstract

A study on the use of MCM-48-nCaO as a catalyst in the esterification reaction of nyamplung seed oil (Calophyllum inophyllum L.) has been carried out. The characterization results of XRF, XRD and FTIR showed the success in the synthesis of heterogeneous catalysts, MCM-48- nCaO, using a grinding-impregnation method. Through esterification reaction using the catalysts, FFA content in the seed oil of nyamplung reduced from 28 to 1.7%.


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La Kolo
baharudin.alkimia13@gmail.com (Primary Contact)
Firdaus Firdaus
Paulina Taba
Kolo, L., Firdaus, F., & Taba, P. (2017). THE USE OF MCM-48-nCaO AS CATALYST IN ESTERIFICATION REACTION OF NYAMPLUNG SEED OIL (Calophyllum inophyllum L.). Jurnal Akta Kimia Indonesia (Indonesia Chimica Acta), 8(2), 1–10. https://doi.org/10.20956/ica.v8i2.2466

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