OPTIMIZATION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF ETHYL ETHANOATE PRODUCED FROM CELLULOSIC BIOETHANOL USING AN ORGANIC ACID
This research presents the report of the optimization of esterification process using 2 4 factorial design to study the effects of temperature, mole ratio of bioethanol to ethanoic acid, catalyst concentration and esterification time on the yield of ethyl ethanoate. A maximum yield of 98 % of ethyl ethanoate was ob…