Ultrasonication-Assisted and Benzimidazolium-Based Brønsted Acid Ionic Liquid-Catalyzed Transesterification of Castor Oil

• Dipesh S. Patle,
• Swapnil Sharma,
• Akhil Premkumar Gadhamsetti,
• Kamlesh Rudreshwar Balinge,
• Pundlik Rambhau Bhagat,
• Sanket Pandit,
• Sushil Kumar

Affiliations

Dipesh S. Patle

Chemical Engineering Department, Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology, Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, India

Swapnil Sharma

‡Chemical Engineering Department, School of Civil and Chemical Engineering, VIT Vellore, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India

Akhil Premkumar Gadhamsetti

‡Chemical Engineering Department, School of Civil and Chemical Engineering, VIT Vellore, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India

Kamlesh Rudreshwar Balinge

§Department of Chemistry, School of Advanced Sciences, VIT Vellore, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India

Pundlik Rambhau Bhagat

§Department of Chemistry, School of Advanced Sciences, VIT Vellore, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India

Sanket Pandit

‡Chemical Engineering Department, School of Civil and Chemical Engineering, VIT Vellore, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India

Sushil Kumar

Chemical Engineering Department, Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology, Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, India