Potential use of whole cell lipase from a newly isolated Aspergillus nomius for methanolysis of palm oil to biodiesel |
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| Institution: | 1. Centre for Cancer and Inflammation Research, School of Chinese Medicine, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong, China;2. Institute of Integrated Bioinfomedicine & Translational Science, HKBU Shenzhen Research Institute and Continuing Education, Shenzhen, China;3. Guangzhou Institute of Cardiovascular Disease, Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Disease, and the Second Affiliated Hospital, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China |
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| Abstract: | A highly active whole cell lipase (WCL) for efficient methanolysis of palm oil (PO) to biodiesel (BD) was prepared by isolation, cultivation and immobilization of lipase producing fungi. Fungi were screened from soil and the best isolate (PDA-6) identified as Aspergillus nomius exhibited maximum WCL methanolysis activity (1.4 g h?1 g?1) when inexpensive waste cooking oil was used as carbon source. The maximum BD yield with PDA-6 WCL reached 95.3% after 40 h at a lipase load 10% (w/w) of PO and methanol to PO molar ratio 5:1. The immobilization of PDA-6 cells within biomass suspended particle (BSP) made of polyurethane foam improved the repeated use of WCL and the remaining activity after 10 cycles was 88.2%. The PDA-6 WCL was more active in methanolysis of PO to BD than most WCLs previously reported. The newly isolated A. nomius is not only potential for producing WCL but also utilizing waste cooking oil. |
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