visions_of_eden
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(DGBE) Diethylene glycol monobutyl ether base catylized de-esterfication
Hi!
I've made some searches about this subject but not found anyting useful .
DGBE from what i've read is not hydrolysed in acqueous environment but noboby talks about hydrolysis of DGBE in basic environment (KOH or NaOH as
catalysts).
I would like to know if DGBE could be hydrolised in basic environment and what are the products that will be produced.
Maybe DGBE will be broken to butanol and glycerin ?
Thanks.
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| Quote: | Originally posted by visions_of_eden
DGBE from what i've read is not hydrolysed in acqueous environment but noboby talks about hydrolysis of DGBE in basic environment (KOH or NaOH as
catalysts).
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Maybe DGBE will be broken to butanol and glycerin ?
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No one talks about it because ethers are in general stable to bases.
And could you explain how you would get glycerin from DGBE?
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