TITLE:
Influence of Radial Dimension and Electric Field on a Microwave-Assisted Esterification
AUTHORS:
Vittorio Romano, Rino Apicella
KEYWORDS:
Enzymatic Kinetics, Microwave Heating, FEM
JOURNAL NAME:
Engineering,
Vol.14 No.11,
November
21,
2022
ABSTRACT: Enzymatic synthesis of ethyl
hexanoate from hexanoic acid and ethanol in a solvent-free system, carried out at
optimum conditions, has been modeled. The process follows a Ping-Pong Bi-Bi
reaction rate and it is endothermic, so microwave heating is provided to
prevent its shutdown. The mathematical model has been numerically solved with the
FEM method. Results show that microwave heating can be successfully used to
carry out this kind of reaction.