@ARTICLE{Fajdek-Bieda2023:i7026,
	author="{Fajdek-Bieda, Anna}",
	title="{Optimization of the Geraniol Transformation Process in the Presence of Natural Mineral Diatomite as a Catalyst}",
	year="2023",
	type="artykuł naukowy",
	language="en",
	journal="{Catalysts}",
	issn="2073-4344",
	volume="13",
	number="4",
	pages="777(1)--777(20)",
	doi="10.3390/catal13040777",
	url="https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4344/13/4/777",
	keywords="response surface methodology; geraniol; reaction time; diatomite; beta-pinene; optimization",
	abstract="{Process optimization is increasingly finding applications in chemical engineering. The
reason for this increase in applications is to create more efficient and sustainable technological
processes. Thanks to innovative models, it is possible to plan an experiment in a given field of study
without much complication and carry out the optimization of such a process, achieving goals in a
much shorter time period. This paper describes the performance of optimization of the geraniol
transformation process in the presence of a catalyst of natural origin—diatomite. Response surface
methodology (RSM) was chosen as the method. For this purpose, the following parameters were used
as variables: temperature (80, 110, and 150 ◦C), catalyst concentration (1 wt%, 5 wt%, and 10 wt%),
and reaction time (0.25 h, 12 h, and 24 h). At the same time, the functions describing the process and
response functions were the conversion of geraniol (GA) as well as the selectivity of conversion to
beta-pinene (BP), respectively. The obtained results made it possible to identify the optimal set of
parameters at which the highest values of GA conversion and the selectivity of conversion to BP are
obtained. It turned out that the GA transformation process is best carried out at 80 ◦C at a diatomite
concentration of 1.0 wt% and a reaction time of 0.25 h}",
}