Epoxidation of unsaturated fatty esters over large-pore Ti-containing molecular sieves as catalysts: important role of the hydrophobic–hydrophilic properties of the molecular sieve

Abstract
Ti-β and Ti-MCM-41 catalysts are able to epoxidize methyl oleate using hydrogen peroxide or tert-butyl hydroperoxide as oxygen donors with high conversions and epoxide selectivities.