<b>Performance of different immobilized lipases in palm oil biodiesel synthesis</b> - doi: 10.4025/actascitechnol.v33i2.7594

  • Grazielle dos Santos Silva Escola de Engenharia de Lorena
  • Dayana Yuri Inoue Escola de Engenharia de Lorena
  • Gisanara Dors Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina
  • Agenor Furigo Junior Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina
  • Heizir Ferreira de Castro Escola de Engenharia de Lorena
Keywords: Lipase, immobilization, biodiesel, experimental design, palm oil

Abstract

Optimized conditions for palm oil and ethanol enzymatic biodiesel synthesis were determined with different immobilized lipases SiO2-PVA-immobilized lipase from Pseudomonas fluorescens and acrylic resin-immobilized lipase, Novozym®435, from Candida antartica, in solvent-free medium. A full factorial design assessed the influence of temperature (42 – 58°C) and ethanol: palm oil (6:1 – 18:1) molar ratio on the transesterification yield. Main effects were adjusted by multiple regression analysis to linear models and the maximum transesterification yield was obtained at 42°C and 18:1 ethanol: palm oil molar ratio. Mathematical models featuring total yield for each immobilized lipase were suitable to describe the experimental results.

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Author Biographies

Grazielle dos Santos Silva, Escola de Engenharia de Lorena
Departamento de Engenharia Química Laboratório de Biocatálise
Dayana Yuri Inoue, Escola de Engenharia de Lorena
Departamento de Engenharia Química Laboratório de Biocatálise
Gisanara Dors, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina
Departamento de Engenharia Química e Engenharia de Alimentos
Agenor Furigo Junior, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina
Departamento de Engenharia Química e Engenharia de Alimentos
Heizir Ferreira de Castro, Escola de Engenharia de Lorena
Departamento de Engenharia Química Laboratório de Biocatálise
Published
2011-02-23
How to Cite
Silva, G. dos S., Inoue, D. Y., Dors, G., Furigo Junior, A., & Castro, H. F. de. (2011). <b>Performance of different immobilized lipases in palm oil biodiesel synthesis</b&gt; - doi: 10.4025/actascitechnol.v33i2.7594. Acta Scientiarum. Technology, 33(2), 197-203. https://doi.org/10.4025/actascitechnol.v33i2.7594
Section
Chemical Engineering

 

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