Open AccessEnzymatic pretreatment effect on product composition in biohydrocarbon synthesis via metal soap decarboxylation
Author(s) -
Astri Nur Istyami,
Meiti Pratiwi,
Tirto Prakoso,
Ronny Purwadi
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
iop conference series. materials science and engineering
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1757-899X
pISSN - 1757-8981
DOI - 10.1088/1757-899x/823/1/012018
Subject(s) - decarboxylation , fractionation , enzymatic hydrolysis , chemistry , renewable energy , hydrolysis , lipase , soap , organic chemistry , diesel fuel , fraction (chemistry) , renewable fuels , fossil fuel , enzyme , catalysis , electrical engineering , computer science , engineering , world wide web
The recent demand of green energy sources has driven technology development into production of renewable fuels. Among the types of renewable fuels, biohydrocarbon is one of the most attractive forms. It can be applied onto current automotive machine without blending with fossil fuel. Biohydrocarbon can be produced from plant oils via decarboxylation of metal soap. Nevertheless, a hydrolysis step to convert plant oils into free fatty acids is required to synthesize metal soap. A low-cost technology to overcome this problem is hydrolysis reaction using lipase enzyme. In this paper, a study was established to determine the effect of enzymatic pretreatment on biohydrocarbon product composition. Results show that enzymatic pretreatment increased selectivity towards diesel fuel fraction, although fractionation will enable utilization of shorter chain fractions.