Patrick Pondjou Mekontchou

Investigation of the Catalytic Performance of an Activated Smectite on the Esterification Réaction of Acetic Acid by Butan-2-ol

Guy Bertrand TAMNE, Jocelin Didier Talla kengne, Patrick Pondjou Mekontchou & Justin Claude Kemmegne Mbouguen · International Research Journal of Pure and Applied Chemistry · 2026

In this work, a solid-phase acid catalyst was prepared from a natural Cameroonian smectite and sulfuric acid. The natural clay was treated by refluxing it in sulfuric acid for 4 hours at 80°C under constant stirring. The catalyst obtained after washing and drying was used for the...