Synthesis, Characterization and Application of ZS/HMS Catalyst in the Esterification of Gossypol

Shihong Dong, Mingyuan Zhu, Bin Dai

Key Laboratory for Green Processing of Chemical Engineering of Xinjiang Bingtuan, Scholl of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shihezi University, Shihezi, China.

DOI: 10.4236/gsc.2012.21002                

Abstract

A solid acid catalyst of zirconium sulfate (ZS) on a pure hexagonal mesoporous silica (HMS) sieve was prepared and characterized by small angle X-ray diffraction, NH3-temperature programmed desorption, and thermogravimetric analysis. The obtained ZS/HMS catalyst displayed a typical mesoporous structure, ZS was well dispersed on the HMS support, and the acidity increased with the amount of ZS loading. Gossypol was extracted from cottonseed cake with acetone as solvent, and then the gossypol solution was esterified with ZS/HMS as catalyst to yield products of acetic acid gossypol. Under the optimal conditions, the conversion efficiency of gossypol was as high as 96.7%.

Keywords

Gossypol; Zirconium Sulphate; Hexagonal Mesoporous Silica; Esterification

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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