Authors: Ji Young Min Eun Yeol Lee
Publish Date: 2011/04/23
Volume: 33, Issue: 9, Pages: 1789-1796
Abstract
Biodiesel fatty acid methyl esters FAMEs and glycerol carbonate were synthesized from corn oil and dimethyl carbonate DMC via transesterification using lipase Novozyme 435 in solventfree reaction in which excess DMC was used as the substrate and reaction medium Glycerol carbonate was also simultaneously formed from DMC and glycerol Conversions of FAMEs and glycerol carbonate were examined in batch reactions The FAMEs and glycerol carbonate reached 94 and 625 from oil and DMC molar ratio of 110 with 02 v/v water and 10 w/w Novozyme 435 based on oil weight at 60°C When Novozyme 435 was washed with acetone after each reaction more than 80 activity still remained after seven recycling
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