Original Articles
Uday M. Ratnaparkhi and Krishn
Abstract
To study fatty acid esterification process, stearic acid esterification with low aliphatic alcohols like methanol, ethanol etc. was studied in batch reactor using oxalic acid, homogeneous milder organic acid as a catalyst. Methyl stearate formation was observed by change in acid value. It was confirmed by FTIR analysis. The process parameters including recovery and reusability were studied and optimized.