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Solid Acid Catalysts: New Routes to Food Additives and Antibacterials
Author(s) -
Mariani Matteo,
Zaccheria Federica,
Scotti Nicola,
Psaro Rinaldo,
Ravasio Nicoletta
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
chemistryselect
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.437
H-Index - 34
ISSN - 2365-6549
DOI - 10.1002/slct.201600782
Subject(s) - catalysis , raw material , pulmonary surfactant , solid acid , chemistry , solid surface , organic chemistry , chemical engineering , biochemistry , engineering , chemical physics
The cover picture shows the dropping of oil on a solid surface and the formation of bubbles containing some products. Oil drops represent the acidic oils that can be used as raw materials in the paper, the solid surface is in fact the SEM of one of the catalyst used and the bubbles stand for the surfactant nature of the products, namely monoglycerides. Thus, the paper reports on the synthesis of monoglycerides, widely used in the formulation of spreadable or cosmetic ingredients, starting from fatty acids or from acidic oils in the presence of a solid acid catalyst. More information can be found in the Full Paper by Nicoletta Ravasio et al. (DOI: 10.1002/slct.201600452).