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dc.contributor.authorBukenya, Samuel
dc.date.accessioned2023-11-27T14:05:27Z
dc.date.available2023-11-27T14:05:27Z
dc.date.issued2023-07-20
dc.identifier.citationBukenya, S(2023). Utilisation of fusel oils to produce isoamyl acetate.( MakUD). (Unpublished Dissertation). Makerere University, Kampala, Ugandaen_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12281/17347
dc.descriptionA Research Project report submitted to the department of Chemistry in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the award of Bachelor of science in industrial chemistry of Makerere University RESEARCHen_US
dc.description.abstractThis is the summary of the utilization of fusel oils to produce isoamyl acetate using aspen plus simulation software. Fusel oil is a by-product in ethanol production. It is mainly composed by isoamyl alcohol, which is an important raw material for the manufacturing of different products with a wide chemical market. In this work, separation and reactive processes were employed to obtain high quality isoamyl acetate from fusel oil through simulation using Aspen Plus simulation software which was carried out at Makerere University Department of Chemistry. Results are satisfactory in terms of purity and recovery where isoamyl acetate 73.98% by mass and 82.54% respectively. This was obtained by utilizing a four-step strategy, showed that; it is feasible to obtain isoamyl acetate production via azeotropic distillation and esterification of fusel oils. More research in process optimization of the processes is recommended in order improve the purity and recovery of the industrial solvent. Research in control of the processes and cost evaluation should done.en_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherMakerere Universityen_US
dc.subjectFusel Oilsen_US
dc.subjectSimulationen_US
dc.subjectIsoamyl Acetateen_US
dc.subjectEthanol productionen_US
dc.titleUtilisation of fusel oils to produce isoamyl acetateen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US


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