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- Title
Efficacy of the Immobilized Kocuria flava Lipase on Fe 3 O 4 /Cellulose Nanocomposite for Biodiesel Production from Cooking Oil Wastes.
- Authors
Najjar, Azhar A.; Hassan, Elhagag A.; Zabermawi, Nidal M.; Almasaudi, Saad B.; Moulay, Mohammed; Harakeh, Steve; Abd El-Aal, Mohamed
- Abstract
The increasing global demand for petroleum oils has led to a significant increase in their cost and has led to the search for renewable alternative waste resources for biodiesel synthesis and production using novel environmentally sound and acceptable methods. In the current study, Kocuria flava lipase was immobilized on Fe3O4/cellulose nanocomposite; and used as a biocatalyst for the conversion of cooking oil wastes into biodiesel through the transesterification/esterification process. The characterization of Fe3O4/cellulose nanocomposite revealed several functional groups including carboxyl (C=O) and epoxy (C-O-C) groups that act as multipoint covalent binding sites between the lipase and the Fe3O4/cellulose nanocomposite and consequently increasing lipase immobility and stability. The immobilized lipase showed a high thermo-stability as it retained about 70% of its activity at 80 °C after 30 min. The kinetics of immobilized lipase revealed that the Km and Vmax values were 0.02 mM and 32.47 U/mg protein, respectively. Moreover, the immobilized lipase showed high stability and reusability for transesterification/esterification reactions for up to four cycles with a slight decline in the enzyme activity. Furthermore, the produced biodiesel characteristics were compatible with the standards, indicating that the biodiesel obtained is doable and may be utilized in our daily life as a diesel fuel.
- Subjects
IRON oxides; EDIBLE fats &; oils; LIPASES; NANOCOMPOSITE materials; PETROLEUM supply &; demand
- Publication
Catalysts (2073-4344), 2022, Vol 12, Issue 9, pN.PAG
- ISSN
2073-4344
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/catal12090977