Extraction of nanosilica from oil palm leaves and its application as support for lipase immobilization

• Main Authors: Onoja, Emmanuel, Chandren, Sheela, Abdul Razak, Fazira Ilyana, Abdul Wahab, Roswanira
• Format: Article
• Published: Elsevier B.V. 2018
• Subjects: QD Chemistry
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/84674/; http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jbiotec.2018.07.036

The study reports the preparation of a composite consisting of magnetite coated with nanosilica extracted from oil palm leaves (OPL) ash as nanosupports for immobilization of Candida rugosa lipase (CRL) and its application for the synthesis of butyl butyrate. Results of immobilization parameters sho...