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- Title
BIODIESEL PRODUCTION FROM SUNFLOWER OIL WITH CANDIDA ANTARCTICA LIPASE B.
- Authors
Adriana, Gog; Chintoanu, Mircea; Roman, Marius; Luca, Emil; Csaba, Paizs; Irimie, Florin-Dan
- Abstract
ABSTRACT. In this paper, we have evaluated the efficacy of an enzymatic method for the transesterification process of sunflower oil with methanol in the presence of tert-butanol. tert-Butanol was used as the reaction medium to eliminate both negative effect caused by excessive methanol and glycerol resulted as by product. Using the following reaction conditions: 1% Novozym 435 based on oil weight, methanol / oil molar ratio 6:1, tert-butanol/ oil volume ratio 6:1, the FAME reached its maximum level after 3h, with a value of 78.6% (m/m).
- Subjects
BIODIESEL fuels; SUNFLOWER seed oil; LIPASES; METHANOL; GLYCERIN
- Publication
Studia Universitatis Babes-Bolyai, Chemia, 2011, Vol 56, Issue 1, p71
- ISSN
1224-7154
- Publication type
Article