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  • Lipase-catalyzed synthesis of oleyl oleate in pressurized and supercritical solvents
    Krmelj, Vlasta ...
    Supercritical and pressurized solvents were used as a biochemical reaction media. As a model system esterification of oleic acid with oleyl alcohol, catalyzed by lipase from Rhizomucor miehei was ... used. Due to the limitation of the process that may arise from the non-polarity of carbon dioxide, which preferentially dissolves hydrophobic compounds, studies were performed also with other gases (n-butane, n-propane, n-propane:n-butane mixture). The initial reaction rates at 20°C are in n-butane around 5 mmol/(g*h). They are approximately 2-3 times higher than in CO2. At 50°C the reaction rates in n-butane and in n-propane:n-butane mixture are higher in comparison with CO2 only at the pressure which is subcritical for CO2. The maximal initial reaction rate of 13mmol/(g*h) was observed in SC-CO2 at 250 bar and 50°C. The conversion of 87.1% was observed in n-butane at 20°C and 20 bar but the reaction time was 5h. 86% conversion was reached in only one hour at 50°C and 1000 bar in SC-CO2.
    Type of material - article, component part
    Publish date - 1999
    Language - english
    COBISS.SI-ID - 4227606