Lipase-catalyzed synthesis of palm-based wax esters

Wax esters are long chain esters that are derived from long chain fatty acids and long chain alcohols with chain lengths of 12 carbons or more. The compounds have many potential applications. The present work focuses on the synthesis of wax esters by alcoholysis of palm oil with oleyl alcohol using...

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Main Authors: Gunawan, Erin Ryantin, Basri, Mahiran, Abdul Rahman, Mohd Basyaruddin, Salleh, Abu Bakar, Raja Abdul Rahman, Raja Noor Zaliha
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Language:English
Published: Japan Oil Chemists' Society 2004
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http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/48603/1/Lipase-catalyzed%20synthesis%20of%20palm-based%20wax%20esters.pdf
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author Gunawan, Erin Ryantin
Basri, Mahiran
Abdul Rahman, Mohd Basyaruddin
Salleh, Abu Bakar
Raja Abdul Rahman, Raja Noor Zaliha
author_facet Gunawan, Erin Ryantin
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Abdul Rahman, Mohd Basyaruddin
Salleh, Abu Bakar
Raja Abdul Rahman, Raja Noor Zaliha
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description Wax esters are long chain esters that are derived from long chain fatty acids and long chain alcohols with chain lengths of 12 carbons or more. The compounds have many potential applications. The present work focuses on the synthesis of wax esters by alcoholysis of palm oil with oleyl alcohol using Lipozyme. The effects of various reaction parameters such as reaction time, temperature, amount of enzyme, molar ratio of substrates, various organic solvents and initial water activity (aw) of the reaction system were investigated. The optimum condition to produce wax ester were respectively, incubation time, 5 h-7 h, temperature, 40°C-50°C, amount of enzyme, 1.5% (w/v) and molar ratio of oleyl alcohol to palm oil, 3:1. Hexane was the best solvent for this reaction. Analysis of the yield of the products at optimum condition showed that between 78-83% wax esters were produced.
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spelling upm-486032016-10-10T04:18:41Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/48603/ Lipase-catalyzed synthesis of palm-based wax esters Gunawan, Erin Ryantin Basri, Mahiran Abdul Rahman, Mohd Basyaruddin Salleh, Abu Bakar Raja Abdul Rahman, Raja Noor Zaliha Wax esters are long chain esters that are derived from long chain fatty acids and long chain alcohols with chain lengths of 12 carbons or more. The compounds have many potential applications. The present work focuses on the synthesis of wax esters by alcoholysis of palm oil with oleyl alcohol using Lipozyme. The effects of various reaction parameters such as reaction time, temperature, amount of enzyme, molar ratio of substrates, various organic solvents and initial water activity (aw) of the reaction system were investigated. The optimum condition to produce wax ester were respectively, incubation time, 5 h-7 h, temperature, 40°C-50°C, amount of enzyme, 1.5% (w/v) and molar ratio of oleyl alcohol to palm oil, 3:1. Hexane was the best solvent for this reaction. Analysis of the yield of the products at optimum condition showed that between 78-83% wax esters were produced. Japan Oil Chemists' Society 2004 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/48603/1/Lipase-catalyzed%20synthesis%20of%20palm-based%20wax%20esters.pdf Gunawan, Erin Ryantin and Basri, Mahiran and Abdul Rahman, Mohd Basyaruddin and Salleh, Abu Bakar and Raja Abdul Rahman, Raja Noor Zaliha (2004) Lipase-catalyzed synthesis of palm-based wax esters. Journal of Oleo Science, 53 (10). pp. 471-477. ISSN 1345-8957; ESSN: 1347-3352 https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/jos/53/10/53_10_471/_article 10.5650/jos.53.471
spellingShingle Gunawan, Erin Ryantin
Basri, Mahiran
Abdul Rahman, Mohd Basyaruddin
Salleh, Abu Bakar
Raja Abdul Rahman, Raja Noor Zaliha
Lipase-catalyzed synthesis of palm-based wax esters
title Lipase-catalyzed synthesis of palm-based wax esters
title_full Lipase-catalyzed synthesis of palm-based wax esters
title_fullStr Lipase-catalyzed synthesis of palm-based wax esters
title_full_unstemmed Lipase-catalyzed synthesis of palm-based wax esters
title_short Lipase-catalyzed synthesis of palm-based wax esters
title_sort lipase-catalyzed synthesis of palm-based wax esters
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http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/48603/1/Lipase-catalyzed%20synthesis%20of%20palm-based%20wax%20esters.pdf