Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Articles Article Faculty Publications -Articles Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Modified Rice Husk Silica from Biowaste: An Efficient Catalyst for Transesterification of Diethyl Malonate and Benzyl Alcohol Subject The topic of the resource Benzyl alcohol; Biomass; Diethyl malonate; Modified silica; Transesterification Description An account of the resource Abstract: Molybdenum and lanthanum oxide modified silica-based catalysts were prepared from the agricultural waste rice husk. These synthesized catalysts were characterized by various spectroscopic and non-spectroscopic techniques. The catalytic performance was investigated by transesterification reaction between diethyl malonate and benzyl alcohol in the liquid phase using modified silica as a heterogeneous catalyst. Molybdenum modified silica-based catalyst showed the highest conversion efficiency of 95.6% and selectivity of 96.8% for dibenzyl malonate. The reaction conditions were optimized to give maximum efficiency with the highest selectivity in a solvent-free green method. Graphic Abstract: [Figure not available: see fulltext.]. 2019, Springer Nature B.V. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Priya A.S.; Devi K.R.S.; Karthik K.; Sugunan S. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Waste and Biomass Valorization, Vol-11, No. 9, pp. 4809-4819. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Springer Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2020-01-01 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context <a href="https://doi.org/10.1007/s12649-019-00808-5" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://doi.org/10.1007/s12649-019-00808-5</a> <br /><br /><a href="https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85073794117&amp;doi=10.1007%2Fs12649-019-00808-5&amp;partnerID=40&amp;md5=7ea60929258ee40f543d7cf22c9c83de" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85073794117&amp;doi=10.1007%2fs12649-019-00808-5&amp;partnerID=40&amp;md5=7ea60929258ee40f543d7cf22c9c83de</a> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Restricted Access Relation A related resource ISSN: 18772641 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Online Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Article Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Priya A.S., Department of Chemistry, CHRIST (Deemed To Be University), Bangalore, 560029, Karnataka, India; Devi K.R.S., Department of Chemistry, CHRIST (Deemed To Be University), Bangalore, 560029, Karnataka, India; Karthik K., Department of Chemistry, CHRIST (Deemed To Be University), Bangalore, 560029, Karnataka, India; Sugunan S., Department of Applied Chemistry, Cochin University of Science and Technology, Kochi, 682022, Kerala, India