PRODUCTION OF PALM-BASED GLYCOL ESTER VIA AUTOCATALYTIC ESTERIFICATION

Abstract

The self-esterification of the lauric acid (LA) with diethylene glycol (DEG) to produce diethylene glycol dilaurate (DEG-DL) was conducted under atmospheric via conventional method. The effects of reaction temperature, reactant molar ratio and stirring speed rate were studied. Results showed that the composition of DEG-DL was increased with the increase in reaction temperature and reactant […]