Enzyme catalysis with small ionic liquid quantities.
Enzyme catalysis with minimal ionic liquid quantities improves reaction rates, stereoselectivity and enables solvent-free processing. In particular the widely used lipases combine well with many ionic liquids. Demonstrated applications are racemate separation, esterification and glycerolysis. Minimal solvent processing is also an alternative to sluggish solvent-free catalysis. The method allows simplified down-stream processing, as only traces of ionic liquids have to be removed.
Institute of Life Technologies, University of Applied Sciences, Western Switzerland, HES-SO Valais, Route du Rawyl 64, 1950 Sion 2, Switzerland. fabian.fischer@hevs.ch
Fabian
F
Fischer
Julien
J
Mutschler
Daniel
D
Zufferey
D055162:Biocatalysis; D004789:Enzyme Activation; D004951:Esterification; D052578:Ionic Liquids / Q000737:chemistry*; D008049:Lipase / Q000378:metabolism*; D012997:Solvents / Q000737:chemistry; D013237:Stereoisomerism
D052578:Ionic Liquids; D012997:Solvents; D008049:Lipase