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Modeling the methanolysis of triglyceride catalyzed by immobilized lipase in a continuous-flow packed-bed reactor

Dang-Thuan Tran, Yi-Jan Lin, Ching-Lung Chen and Jo-Shu Chang

Applied Energy, 2014, vol. 126, issue C, 160 pages

Abstract: A Burkholderia lipase was immobilized on celite grafted with long alkyl groups. The immobilized lipase-catalyzed methanolysis of sunflower oil in a packed-bed reactor (PBR) follows the Ping Pong Bi Bi mechanism. The external mass transfer and enzymatic reaction that simultaneously occurred in the PBR were investigated via the mathematical models. The overall biodiesel production in the PBR was verified to work in an enzymatic reaction-limited regime. Triglyceride conversion and biodiesel yield were higher under a lower reactant feeding rate, while a larger amount of biocatalyst would be required to achieve the designated conversion rate if a higher reactant feeding rate was employed. The PBR can achieve nearly complete conversion of triglyceride at a biocatalyst bed height of 60cm (ca. 29g biocatalyst) and a flow rate of 0.1mlmin−1, whereas the biodiesel yield was lower than 67%, probably due to the positional specificity of Burkholderia lipase and the accumulation of glycerol.

Keywords: Burkholderia lipase; Immobilized enzyme; Packed-bed reactor; Ping Pong Bi Bi kinetics; Transesterification; Mathematical model (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
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DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2014.03.082

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