Open AccessSynthesis of Eco-Friendly Detergent Based on Crude Palm Oil and Titania Nanoparticles
Author(s) -
Pangiastika Putri Wulandari,
Muhammad Triyogo Adiwibowo,
Athiek Sri Redjeki,
Muhammad Ibadurrohman,
Slamet Slamet
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
asian journal of chemistry/asian journal of chemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.145
H-Index - 34
eISSN - 0975-427X
pISSN - 0970-7077
DOI - 10.14233/ajchem.2019.21984
Subject(s) - chemistry , sulfonate , pulmonary surfactant , fourier transform infrared spectroscopy , nanoparticle , enhanced oil recovery , surface tension , organic chemistry , chromatography , chemical engineering , nuclear chemistry , biochemistry , physics , quantum mechanics , engineering , sodium
In this work, we report the synthesis of eco-friendly detergent from crude palm oil and titania. Crude palm oil was converted into methyl ester sulfonate through esterification, transesterification and followed by sulfonation process. As-produced methyl ester sulfonate was characterized with Fourier transformed infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), gas chromatography-mass spectroscopy (GC-MS), liquid chromatography mass spectroscopy (LCMS) and surface tension analysis. Detergents were synthesizedby dispersing titania nanoparticles into methyl ester sulfonate solution, forming a nanofluid. Stability and detergency of the nanofluidic detergents were then evaluated. The results showed that the nanofluid detergents were stable in the presence of 0.1 wt % titania and the photocatalytic activity of titania nanoparticles improved the ability of nanofluidic detergents to remove dirt as well as degrading the surfactant residues in the laundry waste stream.