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
1Department of Chemistry, University of Engineering and Technology Lahore, Pakistan; 2Department of Zoology, Lahore College for Women University Lahore, Pakistan; 3School of Chemistry, University of Punjab Lahore, Pakistan; 4Department of Zoology, Gulab Devi Educational Complex Lahore, Pakistan.
*Correspondence | Qamar Javed Iqbal, Department of Chemistry, University of Engineering and Technology Lahore, Pakistan; Email: qamarjavediqbal16@gmail.com
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.