TY - JOUR
T1 - P-Cymenesulphonic acid
T2 - An organic acid synthesised from citrus waste
AU - Clark, J.H.
AU - Fitzpatrick, E.M.
AU - MacQuarrie, D.J.
AU - Pfaltzgraff, L.A.
AU - Sherwood, J.
PY - 2012/8/1
Y1 - 2012/8/1
N2 - An organic acid, p-cymene-2-sulphonic acid, is synthesised from citrus waste and demonstrated to be comparable to p-toluenesulphonic acid in examples of acid catalysis. Firstly the essential oil found in citrus waste is extracted by either steam distillation or microwave irradiation. Oxidising the limonene in the citrus oil to p-cymene followed by sulphonation gives p-cymene-2-sulphonic acid.
AB - An organic acid, p-cymene-2-sulphonic acid, is synthesised from citrus waste and demonstrated to be comparable to p-toluenesulphonic acid in examples of acid catalysis. Firstly the essential oil found in citrus waste is extracted by either steam distillation or microwave irradiation. Oxidising the limonene in the citrus oil to p-cymene followed by sulphonation gives p-cymene-2-sulphonic acid.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.cattod.2011.12.007
DO - 10.1016/j.cattod.2011.12.007
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84863774346
SN - 0920-5861
VL - 190
SP - 144
EP - 149
JO - Catalysis Today
JF - Catalysis Today
IS - 1
ER -