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Effects of Regioselectivity and Lipid Class Specificity of Lipases on Transesterification, Exemplified by Biodiesel Production

Sinkuniene, Dovile LU and Adlercreutz, Patrick LU orcid (2014) In Journal of the American Oil Chemists Society 91(7). p.1283-1290
Abstract
Lipase-catalyzed ethanolysis of triolein was studied as a model for biodiesel production. Four lipases were immobilized on porous polypropylene, and ethanolysis reactions were carried out in methyl t-butyl ether. The reaction products were analyzed using gas chromatography. Three of the four lipases studied were efficient in the conversion of triolein to 2-monoolein, but slow in the final step of producing glycerol. However, Candida antarctica lipase B was slow in the conversion of triolein, but more efficient in the subsequent two steps than the other lipases. The 1,3-selectivity of the lipases was less pronounced for the monooleins than for triolein. Silica gel was investigated as a catalyst for acyl migration, showing an increase in... (More)
Lipase-catalyzed ethanolysis of triolein was studied as a model for biodiesel production. Four lipases were immobilized on porous polypropylene, and ethanolysis reactions were carried out in methyl t-butyl ether. The reaction products were analyzed using gas chromatography. Three of the four lipases studied were efficient in the conversion of triolein to 2-monoolein, but slow in the final step of producing glycerol. However, Candida antarctica lipase B was slow in the conversion of triolein, but more efficient in the subsequent two steps than the other lipases. The 1,3-selectivity of the lipases was less pronounced for the monooleins than for triolein. Silica gel was investigated as a catalyst for acyl migration, showing an increase in biodiesel yield with three of the lipases, but a reduction in yield when C. antarctica lipase B was used. The highest biodiesel yield (96 %) was obtained with a combination of Rhizopus arrhizus lipase and C. antarctica lipase B. (Less)
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Biodiesel, Lipase, Transesterification, Alcoholysis, Acyl migration
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Journal of the American Oil Chemists Society
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91
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7
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1283 - 1290
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The American Oil Chemists' Society
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0003-021X
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10.1007/s11746-014-2465-7
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English
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  author       = {{Sinkuniene, Dovile and Adlercreutz, Patrick}},
  issn         = {{0003-021X}},
  keywords     = {{Biodiesel; Lipase; Transesterification; Alcoholysis; Acyl migration}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  number       = {{7}},
  pages        = {{1283--1290}},
  publisher    = {{The American Oil Chemists' Society}},
  series       = {{Journal of the American Oil Chemists Society}},
  title        = {{Effects of Regioselectivity and Lipid Class Specificity of Lipases on Transesterification, Exemplified by Biodiesel Production}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11746-014-2465-7}},
  doi          = {{10.1007/s11746-014-2465-7}},
  volume       = {{91}},
  year         = {{2014}},
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