Open AccessConversion of Bioethanol to Diethyl Ether Catalyzed by Sulfuric Acid and Zeolite
Author(s) -
Wahyu Fajar Winata,
Karna Wijaya,
Suheryanto,
Ady Mara,
Widi Kurniawati
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of the indonesian chemical society/journal of the indonesian chemical society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2686-5947
pISSN - 1907-6789
DOI - 10.34311/jics.2020.03.3.151
Subject(s) - zeolite , sulfuric acid , catalysis , diethyl ether , chemistry , ferrierite , titration , distillation , nuclear chemistry , ether , organic chemistry , inorganic chemistry
Ethoxy ethane, or diethyl ether, has been successfully synthesized through the condensation reaction of bioethanol produced from fruit waste fermentation using acid-activated H-Zeolite, H2SO4/H-Zeolite, and H2SO4 as catalysts. Zeolite activation was carried out using the acidification method with 1 M, 2 M, 4 M, and 6 M H2SO4 for 24 hours. Activated zeolites were characterized using infrared spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction, and NaOH titration. The condensation reaction of bioethanol was carried out by catalysis of H2SO4/H-Zeolite with various concentrations of 1 M, 2 M, 4 M, and 6 M and catalyzed by 2 M, 4 M, and 6 M acid-activated H-Zeolite. The condensation reaction process was carried out with a ratio of bioethanol to catalyst of 2:1 (w/w) using the fractional distillation method. Ethoxy ethane resulting from the condensation reaction was characterized using a GC instrument.