Tin-Catalyzed Esterification and Transesterification Reactions: A Review

Table 12

Yields of fatty esters obtained from DBTDL-catalyzed soybean oil transesterification with different alcohols performed in CS or OG reactors^a [13].

Alcohol	Temperature (°C)	Reactor	Yield
Methyl	64	OG	<5
	64	CS	38
	150	CS	98
Ethyl	78	CS	30
	150	CS	82
iso-propyl	150	CS	57
iso-butil	108	OG	26
	108	CS	67
	150	CS	82

^aReaction conditions: molar proportions of alcohol : oil : catalyst = 400 : 100 : 1, magnetic stirring (1000 rpm).