Experimental and theoretical study of the glyceride isomer selectivity for glycerolysis of methyl oleate on MgO

P.G. BELELLI; C. A. FERRETTI; C.R. APESTEGUÍA; R. FERULLO; I. DI COSIMO

Pittburgh

Congreso; 24th North American Catalysis Meeting; 2015

American Asociation of Catalysis

The synthesis of monoglycerides and diglycerides by glycerolysis of fatty acid methyl esters, is an option to transform bio-glycerol into chemicals.  In this work, the liquid-phase MgO-promoted glycerolysis of methyl oleate to give glycerides was studied both, experimentally and by Density Functional Theory with the purpose to elucidate selectivity issues.