Bio-based sorbitol azelaic acid ester synthesis through germanium (IV) oxide catalysed esterification

• Main Authors: Nurwadiah, Azizan, Chin, S. Y., Muhammad Ridzuan, Kamaruzaman, Prasetiawan, Haniif
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Language: English
• Published: IOP Publishing 2020
• Subjects: QD Chemistry; TP Chemical technology
• Online Access: http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/30921/1/Bio-based%20sorbitol%20azelaic%20acid%20ester%20synthesis%20through%20germanium.pdf; http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/30921/; https://doi.org/10.1088/1757-899X/736/2/022098

Conventionally, polyurethane (PU) is derived from the non-renewable petroleum feedstocks, polyol polyester and di-isocyanate. Bio-based polyol polyester is an alternate to reduce the environmental impacts of the petroleum-based polyol polyester. Bio-based reactants, sorbitol (SL) and azelaic (AA) ac...