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Asian Journal of Biological Sciences

Year: 2013 | Volume: 6 | Issue: 7 | Page No.: 322-330

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Srinidhi Desikan

Country: India

Rekha Kannan

Country: India

Krishnan Narayanan

Country: India

D.J. Mukesh Kumar

Country: India

P.T. Kalaichelvan

Country: India

Keywords


  • lipase
  • waste cooking oil
  • Entrapment
  • transesterification
Research Article

Application of Immobilized Lipase Enzyme for the Production of Biodiesel from Waste Cooking Oil

Srinidhi Desikan, Rekha Kannan, Krishnan Narayanan, D.J. Mukesh Kumar and P.T. Kalaichelvan
Biodiesel is a fuel additive which has received considerable attention in the recent years due to their biodegradability and non-polluting ability. In the present study, an enzymatic route for biodiesel production from waste cooking oil was performed using methyl acetate as an acyl acceptor and immobilized lipase as biocatalyst. Microbial lipase from Candida rugosa was immobilized by entrapment method and was used for the transesterification of waste cooking oil into biodiesel. A good conversion yield was standardized by optimizing various parameters for the transesterification reaction. The produced biodiesel was subjected to Thin Layer Chromatography for the preliminary confirmation and was then confirmed using GC-MS. The fuel characteristics of the produced biodiesel were compared to that of the standards. These results prove that the biodiesel produced from waste cooking oil can be used as an alternate fuel in engines. From the results, the enzymatic transesterification of waste cooking oil into biodiesel via immobilized lipase has been evidenced as a better approach for the biodiesel production as it produces the product with high purity. The present approach was found to be effective and eco-friendly with environmentally benign novel technique.
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Srinidhi Desikan, Rekha Kannan, Krishnan Narayanan, D.J. Mukesh Kumar and P.T. Kalaichelvan, 2013. Application of Immobilized Lipase Enzyme for the Production of Biodiesel from Waste Cooking Oil. Asian Journal of Biological Sciences, 6: 322-330.

URL: https://scialert.net/abstract/?doi=ajbs.2013.322.330

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