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Prospective and impacts of whole cell mediated alcoholysis of renewable oils for biodiesel production
Author(s) -
Sun Ting,
Du Wei,
Liu Dehua
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
biofuels, bioproducts and biorefining
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.931
H-Index - 83
eISSN - 1932-1031
pISSN - 1932-104X
DOI - 10.1002/bbb.180
Subject(s) - biodiesel , biodiesel production , lipase , catalysis , biofuel , renewable energy , biochemical engineering , production (economics) , environmentally friendly , chemistry , pulp and paper industry , environmental science , waste management , organic chemistry , engineering , biology , economics , ecology , electrical engineering , macroeconomics , enzyme
Biodiesel has received considerable attention during the past decade as a renewable, biodegradable and environmentally friendly fuel. There are extensive reports about immobilized lipase‐mediated alcoholysis for biodiesel production and much progress has been achieved. In recent years, much attention has been paid to whole cell as the catalyst for biodiesel production. Whole cell process can be expected to reduce the biocatalyst cost considerably since separation and immobilization can be realized spontaneously during the process of cell cultivation. Currently, research related to whole cell mediated alcoholysis for biodiesel production is mainly focused on the following three aspects: (1) the optimization in cultivation of whole cell catalyst to obtain the maximal lipase activity; (2) the modification of whole cell catalyst to improve its catalytic performance; and (3) the application of whole cell catalyst for biodiesel production. This mini‐review covers the aforementioned research fields and the prospects of whole cell catalyst applied to biodiesel production are also discussed. Copyright © 2009 Society of Chemical Industry and John Wiley & Sons, Ltd