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Modified Rice Husk Silica from Biowaste: An Efficient Catalyst for Transesterification of Diethyl Malonate and Benzyl Alcohol

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Molybdenum and lanthanum oxide modified silica-based catalysts were prepared from the agricultural waste rice husk. These synthesized catalysts were characterized by various spectroscopic and non-spectroscopic techniques. The catalytic performance was investigated by transesterification reaction between diethyl malonate and benzyl alcohol in the liquid phase using modified silica as a heterogeneous catalyst. Molybdenum modified silica-based catalyst showed the highest conversion efficiency of 95.6% and selectivity of 96.8% for dibenzyl malonate. The reaction conditions were optimized to give maximum efficiency with the highest selectivity in a solvent-free green method.

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We are grateful to CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Bangalore for all the facilities and support. We are thankful to Bangalore Institute of Technology and Indian Institute of Science (IISc) Bangalore for various characterization facilities.

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Priya, A.S., Devi, K.R.S., Karthik, K. et al. Modified Rice Husk Silica from Biowaste: An Efficient Catalyst for Transesterification of Diethyl Malonate and Benzyl Alcohol. Waste Biomass Valor 11, 4809–4819 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12649-019-00808-5

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