Open AccessProduction and Use of Lipases in Bioenergy: A Review from the Feedstocks to Biodiesel Production
Author(s) -
Bernardo Dias Ribeiro,
Aline Machado de Castro,
Maria Alice Zarur Coelho,
Denise Maria Guimarães Freire
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
enzyme research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.439
H-Index - 39
eISSN - 2090-0406
pISSN - 2090-0414
DOI - 10.4061/2011/615803
Subject(s) - biodiesel , transesterification , biodiesel production , biofuel , bioenergy , production (economics) , glyceride , microbiology and biotechnology , chemistry , biochemical engineering , fatty acid , organic chemistry , pulp and paper industry , catalysis , engineering , biology , economics , macroeconomics
Lipases represent one of the most reported groups of enzymes for the production of biofuels. They are used for the processing of glycerides and fatty acids for biodiesel (fatty acid alkyl esters) production. This paper presents the main topics of the enzyme-based production of biodiesel, from the feedstocks to the production of enzymes and their application in esterification and transesterification reactions. Growing technologies, such as the use of whole cells as catalysts, are addressed, and as concluding remarks, the advantages, concerns, and future prospects of enzymatic biodiesel are presented
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