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Titanium–Silica Catalysts for the Production of Fully Epoxidised Fatty Acid Methyl Esters

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Grafted titanium-containing mesoporous silica catalysts were used in the selective epoxidation of C-18 unsaturated fatty acid methyl esters (FAMEs). High yields in mono- and diepoxide derivatives were obtained under acid-free reaction conditions with TBHP as oxidant. Ti-MCM-41 showed the best performance in terms of activity over the three FAMEs. Easy separation of the desired products and recycling of the catalyst were demonstrated.

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Authors acknowledge Italian Ministry of University and Research for funding (PRIN 2006 programme; prot. no. 2006032544).

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  1. Istituto di Scienze e Tecnologie Molecolari - CNR and INSTM - UdR Milano, via G. Venezian 21, 20133, Milano, Italy

    Matteo Guidotti, Rinaldo Psaro, Nicoletta Ravasio & Maila Sgobba

  2. Dip. Chimica IFM, Università di Torino, via P. Giuria 7, 10125, Torino, Italy

    Enrica Gianotti

  3. Department of Chemistry, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, 84105, Israel

    Sarina Grinberg

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Guidotti, M., Psaro, R., Ravasio, N. et al. Titanium–Silica Catalysts for the Production of Fully Epoxidised Fatty Acid Methyl Esters. Catal Lett 122, 53–56 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10562-007-9345-9

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