Abstract
Squalene structurally resembles petroleum resources, and is efficiently produced by Aurantiochytrium mangrovei, a microalga, and could be used effectively as an alternative oil resource. An efficient heterogeneous catalyst system for the epoxidation of squalene was developed, comprising the heterogeneous catalyst [N(C6H13)4]3[PW4O8(O2)8] for the successful epoxidation of squalene with H2O2 in t-BuOH. The addition of the tetraalkylammonium salt [N(C6H13)4]Cl, and H2O2 as the oxidant allowed quantitative epoxidation of squalene.
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