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Abstract
Acetic acid was found to be an effective oxygen carrier for epoxidation of oleic acid. The reaction model of oleic acid epoxidation in the two-phase reaction system was systematically analyzed and the rate determining step was experimentally identified.
The results indicated that the rate of oxidation of the unsaturated acid was independent of the concentration of oleic acid and depended on the mixing rate and the rate of formation peracetic acid which in turn depended on the concentration of acetic acid, strength of acid catalyst and the oxygen source, hydrogen peroxide. In the region of reaction control, the rate equation of epoxidation was found to be
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where k = 2.98 × 10−2 M−2 min−1 at temperature of 35°C.
