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Enzymatic transesterification for biodiesel production

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Title Enzymatic transesterification for biodiesel production
 
Creator Shah, Shweta
Sharma, Shweta
Gupta, M N
 
Subject Biodiesel
transesterification
reactions
lipases
oil-extraction
enzymes in organic solvents
 
Description 392-399
Biodiesel consists monoalkyl esters of long chain fatty acids. It is produced from vegetable oils or fats either by chemi-cal transesterification or by lipase-catalyzed transesterification with methanol or ethanol. Biodiesel is a green fuel and can be used as a blend with diesel or alone. Either way, it does not require any modification in engine design or storage facilities. The enzymatic process offers several advantages over the chemical routes. The handicap of increase in process cost because of the cost of the enzyme can be overcome by using efficient production process for enzyme and using reusable derivatives of enzymes, such as immobilized enzyme. Numerous strategies available in the area of non-aqueous enzymology can be ex-ploited during the enzymatic alcoholysis for biodiesel production. Some of the technical challenges and their possible solu-tions are also discussed.
 
Date 2009-04-13T11:45:53Z
2009-04-13T11:45:53Z
2003-12
 
Type Article
 
Identifier 0301-1208
http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/3816
 
Language en_US
 
Publisher CSIR
 
Source IJBB Vol.40(6) [December 2003]