以甘油、氫氧化鈉與硫酸二甲酯(DMS)為原料製備出新的柴油含氧添加劑。將DMS添加至含有甘油鈉的反應器中,可以提升甘油在批式反應中甲基化的效率。利用甲基化反應過程為常壓操作下之優點,可用於傳統攪拌槽反應器製備大量含氧添加劑。當DMS對甘油的莫耳比為3 : 2、氫氧化鈉對甘油的莫耳比為3 : 1、反應時間24小時、溫度70℃、H2O/NaOH莫耳比為0.43及DMS添加時間為12小時,在一次的操作下甘油轉化率為93.48%而GDMEs+GTME的產率為71.2%。最後成品為混合的GDMEs (20 wt%)+GTME (80 wt%)其產率為34.48%,可成為新的柴油含氧添加劑。
A new oxygenate additive for diesels (bio or petroleum) was manufactured using glycerol, dimethyl sulfate (DMS), and sodium hydroxide pellets as raw materials. By feeding the dimethyl sulfate into the batch reactor containing the sodium glycerate, a semibatch mode operation enhanced the effective methylation of glycerol. A conventional stirred tank reactor that can produce large quantities of oxygenate additives under a normal atmospheric pressure operation became the main feature of the methylation process. With a 3:2 molar ratio of DMS to glycerol, a 3:1 molar ratio of sodium hydroxide to glycerol, and a temperature of 343 K at the reaction time of 24 hours with the feeding time of DMS under 12 hours, The conversion of glycerol (93.5%) and a combined yield of GDMEs and GTME of 71.2% were achieved for a once-through operation. The finished product mixture of GDMEs (20 wt%) and GTME (80 wt%) with 34.5 % yield served as a new oxygenate additive for diesels (bio or petroleum).