title: Lipase catalyzed transesterification of castor oil by straight chain higher alcohols.
abstract: Biolubricants from Castor oil were produced enzymatically by transesterification with higher alcohols using a lipase mixture of immobilized Mucor miehei (RMIM) and immobilized Candida antarctica lipase B (Novozym 435) under low water conditions. The conversions were in the range of 80-95% under the optimized conditions.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemical Engineering and Biotechnology, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, Hauz Khas, New Delhi 110016, India. Electronic address: deepika.2102@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Deepika
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Malhotra
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, Hauz Khas, New Delhi 110016, India. Electronic address: joyeetamukherjee86@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Joyeeta
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Mukherjee
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemical Engineering and Biotechnology, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, Hauz Khas, New Delhi 110016, India. Electronic address: munishwar48@yahoo.co.uk.
authors.forename: Munishwar N
authors.initials: MN
authors.lastname: Gupta
mesh_terms: D000438:Alcohols / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism*; D002368:Castor Oil / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism*; D004800:Enzymes, Immobilized / Q000378:metabolism*; D004951:Esterification; D005656:Fungal Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D008049:Lipase / Q000378:metabolism*; D009089:Mucor / Q000201:enzymology; D014867:Water / Q000032:analysis / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D000438:Alcohols; D004800:Enzymes, Immobilized; D005656:Fungal Proteins; D014867:Water; D002368:Castor Oil; C093667:Novozyme 435; D008049:Lipase; C431349:lipase B, Candida antarctica
keywords: Enzyme immobilization; Lipases; Low water enzymology; Non edible oils; Transesterification; Valorization of castor oil