Inzynieria Chemiczna i Procesowa, Vol.19, No.4, 799-806, 1998
The kinetics of the esterification of levulinic acid with 2-ethylhexanol catalyzed by sulfuric acid
The kinetics of the esterification of levulinic acid with 2-ethylhexanol has been investigated in an isothermal semibatch reactor. The reaction appears to be second order with respect to alcohol and levulinic acid in the presence of sulphuric acid as a catalyst. The kinetic parameters have been determined.