Solvent free enzymatic transesterification of crude jatropha oil in packed bed reactor

• Main Authors: Veny, H., Aroua, M.K., Sulaiman, N.M.N.
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Language: English
• Published: 2010
• Subjects: TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General); TP Chemical technology
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/7423/1/Solvent_free_enzymatic_transesterification_of_crude_jatropha_oil_in_packed_bed_reactor.pdf; http://eprints.um.edu.my/7423/; http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpls/abs_all.jsp?arnumber=5653540

In this study, we produce biodiesel from jatropha oil through enzymatic synthesis in a re circulated packed bed reactor (PBR). A solvent free system by three stepwise addition of one equivalent molar methanol in each step was chosen for this study. The enzyme was Lipozyme IM, a 1,3 regiospecific imm...