Abstract
Different oxidizing agents for performing the cleavage oxidation of the double bond of the unsaturated fatty acids are presented, and their economic performance is analyzed. Ozone and sodium hypochlorite are the most commercially efficient oxidants. Laboratory work for the oxidation of oleic acid to azelaic and pelargonic acids using hypochlorite as oxidant is described. The advantages of working in an emulsion system and using RuCl3 as a catalyst are discussed, and a possible mechanism of the reaction is presented. A flow sheet for an industrial process based on this concept is proposed. A simulation of a plant using this technology is made by a computerized model, and the economic parameters obtained permit us to conclude that the sodium hypochlorite can be an interesting reagent for industrial oxidations of double bonds in fatty acids.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 611-615 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Journal of the American Oil Chemists' Society |
| Volume | 65 |
| Issue number | 4 |
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| State | Published - Apr 1988 |