Oxirane Ring Opening of Rubber
(Hevea Brasiliensis) Seed Oil by Perfomic Acid

dc.creator	Obanla, O. R., Udonne, Joseph Denis, Ajani, Olayinka O., Ojewumi, M. E., Omodara, O. J.
dc.date	2019
dc.date.accessioned	2025-04-04T17:22:49Z
dc.description	Studies on the epoxidation of rubber (Hevea brasiliensis) seed oil, a renewable source with formic acid was performed in the presence of 30% hydrogen peroxide at a of temperature 40, 50,60,70 oC. The process is favoured by an increase in temperature forming a product with high oxirane content which is as a result of mole ratios of formic acid and hydrogen peroxide. Products of high oxirane content are commercialy viable in the production of polyvinyl chloride (PVC). Natural rubber and other products can be obtained from this in- situ technique. Studies in this research shows that the rate of epoxidation increases with an increase in temperature.Oxirane values of 2.30, 3.62 and 4.73 for the various temperature. However high oxirane content of 6.22 was obtained at 70 oC which is in line with literature. FTIR analysis was also carried out on the epoxidized rubber seed oil which shows the peaks of oxirane cleavage.
dc.format	application/pdf
dc.identifier	http://eprints.covenantuniversity.edu.ng/13904/
dc.identifier.uri	https://repository.covenantuniversity.edu.ng/handle/123456789/43887
dc.language	en
dc.publisher	Blue Eyes Intelligence Engineering & Sciences Publication
dc.subject	TP Chemical technology
dc.title	Oxirane Ring Opening of Rubber (Hevea Brasiliensis) Seed Oil by Perfomic Acid
dc.type	Article

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