Perspectives for biotechnological production of biodiesel and impacts.
In recent years, biological ways for biodiesel production have drawn an increasing attention and compared to chemical approaches, lipase-mediated alcoholysis for biodiesel production has many advantages. Currently, there are extensive reports about enzyme-mediated alcoholysis for biodiesel production, and based on the application forms of biocatalyst, the related research can be classified into immobilized lipase, whole cell catalyst, and liquid lipase-mediated alcoholysis for biodiesel production, respectively. This mini-review is focusing on the study of the aforementioned three forms of biocatalyst for biodiesel production, as well as its impacts and prospects.
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Wei
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Department of Chemical Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing, People's Republic of China. duwei@tsinghua.edu.cn
Li
Wei
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Sun
Ting
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Chen
Xin
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Liu
Dehua
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D001419:Bacteria / Q000201:enzymology; D001674:Bioelectric Energy Sources; D001709:Biotechnology; D001711:Biotransformation; D004736:Energy-Generating Resources; D004800:Enzymes, Immobilized / Q000378:metabolism; D005658:Fungi / Q000201:enzymology; D008049:Lipase / Q000378:metabolism*; D050356:Lipid Metabolism
D004800:Enzymes, Immobilized; D008049:Lipase