@article{(Open Science Index):https://publications.waset.org/pdf/10000303, title = {Kinetic Modeling of Transesterification of Triacetin Using Synthesized Ion Exchange Resin (SIERs)}, author = {Hafizuddin W. Yussof and Syamsutajri S. Bahri and Adam P. Harvey}, country = {}, institution = {}, abstract = {Strong anion exchange resins with QN+OH-, have the potential to be developed and employed as heterogeneous catalyst for transesterification, as they are chemically stable to leaching of the functional group. Nine different SIERs (SIER1-9) with QN+OH-were prepared by suspension polymerization of vinylbenzyl chloridedivinylbenzene (VBC-DVB) copolymers in the presence of n-heptane (pore-forming agent). The amine group was successfully grafted into the polymeric resin beads through functionalization with trimethylamine. These SIERs are then used as a catalyst for the transesterification of triacetin with methanol. A set of differential equations that represents the Langmuir-Hinshelwood-Hougen- Watson (LHHW) and Eley-Rideal (ER) models for the transesterification reaction were developed. These kinetic models of LHHW and ER were fitted to the experimental data. Overall, the synthesized ion exchange resin-catalyzed reaction were welldescribed by the Eley-Rideal model compared to LHHW models, with sum of square error (SSE) of 0.742 and 0.996, respectively. }, journal = {International Journal of Materials and Metallurgical Engineering}, volume = {9}, number = {1}, year = {2015}, pages = {99 - 103}, ee = {https://publications.waset.org/pdf/10000303}, url = {https://publications.waset.org/vol/97}, bibsource = {https://publications.waset.org/}, issn = {eISSN: 1307-6892}, publisher = {World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology}, index = {Open Science Index 97, 2015}, }