Epoxidation of Pumpkin Seed Oil (Curcurbita Maxima) using Acidic Ion Exchange Resin and its Kinetic and Thermodynamic Study
Epoxidation of Pumpkin Seed Oil (Curcurbita Maxima) using Acidic Ion Exchange Resin and its Kinetic and Thermodynamic Study
Qamar Javed Iqbal1*, Zainab Masood2, Asad Abbas3 and Sidra Munir4
Figure 1:
FTIR spectra of raw pumpkin seed oil.
Figure 2:
FTIR spectra of epoxidized pumpkin seed oil.
Figure 3:
Graph between time (Hrs) and ln[1/(1-X)] at 50oC showing value of k.
Figure 4:
Graph between time (Hrs) and ln[1/(1-X)] at 60oC showing value of k.
Figure 5:
Graph between time (Hrs) and ln[1/(1-X)] at 70oC showing value of k.
Figure 6:
Graph between 1/T and ln (k) showing slope and activation energy.
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December 2022
Vol.8, Iss.2, Pages 146-325
