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336 Molecules 2000, 5 Catalytic Epoxidation of Limonene E. Herrero, S. Casuscelli, J. Fernandez, C. Poncio, M. Rueda and O. Oyola CITeQ, Universidad Tecnológica Nacional, Facultad Regional Córdoba, C.C.36, 5016 Córdoba, Ar- gentina Tel: 0351-4690585, E-mail: eherrero@sa.frc.utn.edu.ar Abstract: The epoxidation of limonene with hidrogen peroxide was studied over zeolite Ti- beta (a large pore material) and heteropoly acids on carbono and alumina supported. PW11/C was catalyst the best tested. Introduction In the last years, the increase in environmental restrictions lead to the searc