SYNTHESIS, CHARACTERIZATION AND EVALUATION OF THE HETEROGENEOUS BASIC CATALYST DAPTS-MCM-41 IN THE INTERESTERIFICATION REACTION OF PALM OIL AND PALM KERNEL OIL BLENDS

Abstract In recent years, the replacement of homogeneous catalysts by heterogeneous catalysts has been investigated as a sustainable alternative technology to obtain different products. In this context, this study investigated the activity of the heterogeneous catalyst DAPTS-MCM-41, obtained from the reaction between the MCM-41 molecular sieve and an organic base 3-ethylenediamine (trimethoxy) propyl silane (DAPTS) in the interesterification reaction of palm oil and palm kernel oil blends. The catalyst was characterized by infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), X-ray diffraction (XRD) and textural anal...