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The esterification of tall oil to obtain drying oil characteristics

Abstract

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A investigation of the literature was made to determine the scope of previous investigations into the possibilities of obtaining drying oil characteristics in tall oil. Refined tall oil was esterified in an inert atmosphere with pentaerythritol at temperatures of 250, 300, and 320°C. Carbon dioxide was used to maintain an inert atmosphere. The esterification was carried out in a glass, Wolfe, three-necked flash heated in a constant temperature oil bath using S.A.E. 250 gear oil as a hosting medium. Agitation was supplied by means of an air driven agitator. The runs were six hours in length with the exception of one four hour run made at 32C°C. The procedure was repeated using activated alumina as a catalyst. the same procedure was repeated using dipentaerythritol in place of pentaerythritol. Crude tell oil was esterified with both pentaerythritol and dipentaerythritol at 250°G for six hours in an inert atmosphere of carbon dioxide.

Degree

thesis:*
Name thesis:degree_name
Master of Science
Level thesis:degree_level
masters
Discipline thesis:degree_discipline
Chemical Engineering
Department dc:contributor.department
Chemical Engineering
Grantor dc:publisher
Virginia Tech
Year dc:date.issued
1947

Author and committee

dc:creator, dc:contributor.*
Author dc:creator
  • Arnold, Clifford Emil
Chair dc:contributor.committeechair
  • Vilbrandt, Frank C.
Committee members dc:contributor.committeemember
  • Norris, Earle Bertram
  • O'Shaughnessy, Louis

Rights

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Statement dc:rights
  • In Copyright
Language dc:language.iso
en

Identifiers

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Dc Identifier Other
etd-11072012-040117
OAI identifier oai:identifier
oai:vtechworks.lib.vt.edu:10919/45506

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Arnold, Clifford Emil. The esterification of tall oil to obtain drying oil characteristics. masters thesis, Virginia Tech, 1947. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/45506