Dear all,
I am performing some lab trials regarding the esterification of FFA with a molar excess of glycerol (food grade). One of the main limitation for the reaction to go towards the production of MAG and DAG is the production of water that if not properly removed with vacuum (or other methods?) will slow down the reaction.
My question is especially about this last point. Is that enough a low vacuum (
I set the temperature at 36-37°C and I also purge with nitrogen but I was wondering if there is something else that I am not considering
To get rid of the water and thus shift the equilibrium to the right in esterification process, we usually used nitrogen, the flow rate of which is determined in the preliminary tests. But it is difficult to combine it with reduced pressure
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