Abstract
Abstract Tributyl aconitate is a new type of alternative plasticizer to phthalates. Amberlyst-15 was used to catalyze the esterification of aconitic acid and n-butanol for the preparation of tributyl aconitate in a cyclic fixed-bed reactor. The influence of the reaction conditions on the conversion was investigated. The results showed that the conversion of aconitic acid increased significantly with the rise of temperature and catalyst loading. The reaction conditions were optimized as: temperature: 115 °C; initial mass ratio of AA and n-butanol: 1:4; catalyst loading: 25 %; reaction absolute pressure: 85 kPa; volume flow rate: 30 mL min−1. Thermodynamics and kinetics of the reaction was studied. The non-ideality of the reaction system was rectified using the UNIFAC group contribution method. The kinetic process was simulated using the pseudo-homogeneous (PH) model, Eley-Rideal (E-R) model, and Langmuir-Hinshelwood-Hougen-Watson (LHHW) model. The results revealed that the E-R model exhibited superior suitability in simulating the kinetic process.
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