Oxidative cleavage of erucic acid for the synthesis of brassylic acid
The main focus of this work is to synthesize Brassylic Acid (BA) using oxidative cleavage of Erucic Acid (EA). Crambe (Crambe abyssinica) is an industrial oilseed grown in North Dakota. Crambe has potential as an industrial fatty acid feedstock as a source of Erucic acid (EA). It has approximately 50-60 % of EA, a C{sub 22} monounsaturated fatty acid. Oxidative cleavage of unsaturated fatty acids derived from oilseeds produces long chain (9, 11, and 13 carbon atoms) dibasic and monobasic acids. These acids are known commercial feedstocks for the preparation of nylons, polyesters, waxes, surfactants, and perfumes. Other sources of EA are Rapeseed seed oil which 50-60 % of EA. Rapeseed is grown outside USA. The oxidative cleavage of EA was done using a high throughput parallel pressure reactor system. Kinetics of the reaction shows that BA yields reach a saturation at 12 hours. H{sub 2}WO{sub 4} was found to be the best catalyst for the oxidative cleavage of EA. High yields of BA were obtained at 80 C with bubbling of O{sub 2} or 10 bar of O{sub 2} for 12 hours.
- Research Organization:
- North Dakota State Univ., Fargo, ND (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EE)
- DOE Contract Number:
- FG36-08GO88160
- OSTI ID:
- 1003023
- Report Number(s):
- DOE/GO88160-29; TRN: US201206%%148
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: 6th Annual Northwest Regional Undergraduate Affiliate Network Meeting and Undergraduate Reseach in the Molecular Sciences; Moorhead, MN; October 29-30, 2010
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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