Question

difference between ester hydrolysis and esterification

Answer 1

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One such reaction is hydrolysisThe reaction of a substance with water., literally “splitting with water.” Thehydrolysis of esters is catalyzed by either an acid or a base. Acidichydrolysis is simply the reverse of esterification. The ester is heated with a large excess of water containing a strong-acid catalyst.

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Answer 2

Esterification process is typically used when we have raw materials (oil) with increased content of FFA to convert those FFA to esters (usually with strong mineral acids such as H2SO4) and subsequently used alkaline transesterification to produce biodiesel...