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Studied Processes

Studied Processes

• Chemicals and fuels from renovable raw materials
  Chemicals and fuels from triglycerides
  Biodiesel Production
  Heterogeneous catalysts for Transesterification Reaction;
  Esterification of fatty acids ;
  Kinetic of Transesterification Reaction
  New Reactors for Biodiesel production
  New uses of glycerin
  Production of epichlorohydrin;
  Production of mono-chlorohydrins;
  Production of glycerol ethers
  Oleochemistry
  Production of Epoxydized Soybean Oil;
  Production of Azelaic acid by oxidation of oleic acid;
  Selective hydrogenation of vegetable oils.

  Chemicals from ethanol
  Production of acetaldehyde by oxidative dehydrogenation of ethanol.
  Production of ethylacetate and hydrogen by dehydrogenation of ethanol.

  Chemicals from starch
  Oxidized glucosidic oligomers: a new class of sequestering agents.

  Biotechnology
  Lactose hydrolysis by immobilized b-galactosidase;
  Production of Yeast

• Green Chem
  A green path to Propylen Oxide(HPPO process)

• Production of Hydrogenation Peroxide
  All-TETRA Process
• Alkoxylation
  Production of non ionic surfactants
• Poly(Ethylene Terephthalate) production
  
Transesterification of DMT with ethylene glycol;
Basic Heterogeneous Catalysts for the Synthesis of PET
• Process for the preparation of polyester polyols
  
Heterogeneous catalysts for the preparation of polyester polyol.
• Process for the preparation of antraquinone
  
Heterogeneous catalysts for the production of anthraquinone from 2-benzoylbenzoic acid.
• Production of olefins by Oxidative Dehydrogenation of alkanes
  Propane, Isobutane, n-Butane
• Alkylation
  Alkylation of phenol with methanol;
  Production of BHT by alkylation of p-cresol with isobutene.

NICL - Naples Industrial Chemistry Laboratory
University of Naples "Federico II" - Department of Chemistry
Complesso Universitario M.te S. Angelo - Via Cintia, 4 - 80126 Naples