Scale-up synthesis of lipase-catalyzed palm esters in stirred-tank reactor

• Main Authors: Keng, Pei Sin, Basri, Mahiran, Ariff, Arbakariya, Abdul Rahman, Mohd Basyaruddin, Raja Abdul Rahman, Raja Noor Zaliha, Salleh, Abu Bakar
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier 2008
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/5805/1/Scale.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/5805/; http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0960852407010735

Lipase-catalyzed production of palm esters by alcoholysis of palm oil with oleyl alcohol in n-hexane was performed in 2 L stirred-tank reactor (STR). Investigation on the performance of reactor operation was carried out in batch mode STR with single impeller mounted on the centrally located shaft. R...