Rate enhancement by micelle encapsulation for oxidation of L-glutamic acid in aqueous media at room temperature

Abstract

Oxidation of glutamic acid is performed in aqueous acid media at 30 °C under the kinetic condition [glutamic acid]T≫[Cr(VI)]T. Effect of combination of micellar catalyst (SDS, TX-100) and promoter (PA, bpy, phen) has been studied. Among the promoters phen accelerates the reaction most in aqueous media. But the rate acceleration is small in the case. Combination of promoter and catalyst produces much better result. Maximum rate enhancement occurs in presence of the combination of bpy and SDS.