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Publication Date: 2007-Feb
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Biodiesel Synthesis and Evaluation: An Organic Chemistry Experiment
Bucholtz, Ehren C.
Journal of Chemical Education, v84 n2 p296-298 Feb 2007
A new lab esterification reaction based on biodiesel preparation and viscosity, which provides a model experience of industrial process to understand oxidation of vicinal alcohols by periodic acid, is presented. This new desertification experiment and periodate analysis of glycerol for the introductory organic chemistry laboratory provides an opportunity to relate topics of organic chemistry to renewable fuel sources and food chemistry.
Descriptors: Organic Chemistry, Science Education, Laboratory Experiments, Science Experiments, Natural Resources, Food, Sustainable Development, Conservation (Environment), Fuels
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Language: English
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