title: Perspectives for biotechnological production of biodiesel and impacts.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemical Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing, People's Republic of China. duwei@tsinghua.edu.cn
authors.forename: Wei
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Du
authors.forename: Wei
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Ting
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sun
authors.forename: Xin
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Dehua
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Liu
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D004800:Enzymes, Immobilized; D008049:Lipase