5303-24-2Relevant academic research and scientific papers
Immobilization of lipase on biocompatible co-polymer of polyvinyl alcohol and chitosan for synthesis of laurate compounds in supercritical carbon dioxide using response surface methodology
Badgujar, Kirtikumar C.,Bhanage, Bhalchandra M.
, p. 1224 - 1236 (2015/07/08)
Biocompatible co-polymer matrix has great importance for enzyme immobilization and subsequent biocatalytic applications to synthesize important organic moieties. Citronellyl laurate is a fatty-acid-ester having pleasant fruity aroma and widely used as/in emulsifier, lubricant in textile, paint or ink-additives, surfactants, perfumery and food-flavouring ingredient. In present study, Burkholderia cepacia lipase (BCL) was immobilized on biodegradable co-polymer of chitosan (CHI) and polyvinyl alcohol (PVA). The synthesized bio-catalyst {PVA:CHI:BCL (6:4:2.5)} was characterized by SEM, TGA, lipase assay and protein-content analysis. This biocatalyst was applied to synthesize citronellyl laurate in supercritical carbon-dioxide (SC-CO2) using response surface methodology with five-factor-three-level Box-Behnken-design to optimize reaction parameters (citronellol: 8.5 mmol; vinyl laurate: 19.87 mmol; biocatalyst: 175.6 mg; temperature: 46.02 °C; pressure: 8.81 MPa) which provided 94 ± 1.52% yield. The protocol is extended to synthesize various important 12 laurate compounds with excellent yield (90-98%) and noteworthy recyclability (upto studied 5 recycles). Interestingly, immobilized PVA/CHI/lipase biocatalyst showed 4-fold higher bio-catalytic activity than free lipase in SC-CO2. Moreover, the biocatalyst activity assessment study showed remarkable activity-stability of immobilized biocatalyst in SC-CO2 media as compared to free enzyme. Thus, present protocol demonstrated potential biocatalytic applications for synthesis of important laurate compounds with excellent recyclability in SC-CO2 as greener biocatalyst and reaction medium.
Esterification of free fatty acids (Biodiesel) using nano sulfated-titania as catalyst in solvent-free conditions
Hosseini-Sarvari, Mona,Sodagar, Esmat
, p. 229 - 238 (2013/05/09)
Nano sulfated titania was tested as catalyst for esterification of free fatty acids, specially methanolic and ethanolic esterification of stearic acid (biodiesels). Factorial design evidenced a positive effect of reaction temperature, amount of catalyst, and solvents on ester conversion. This nano-sized sulfated titania has been prepared by a sol-gel hydrothermal process. This prepared sulfated titania showed high catalytic activity in direct esterification of fatty acids as well as benzoic acids with various alcohols and phenols under solvent-free conditions. This method is of great value because of its environmentally benign character, easy handling, high yields, convenient operation, and green. FT-IR studies are shown that the catalyst can be reused for acylation without loss of catalytic activity.
Efficient direct ester condensation between equimolar amounts of carboxylic acids and alcohols catalyzed by trifluoromethanesulfonic acid (TfOH) in Solkane365mfc
Xu, Xiu-Hua,Azuma, Ayaka,Taniguchi, Misaki,Tokunaga, Etsuko,Shibata, Norio
, p. 3848 - 3852 (2013/04/23)
A simple, practical, and environmentally benign esterification protocol has been devised on the basis of TfOH as the catalyst and Solkane365mfc as the reaction medium. The direct condensation of equimolar amounts of various carboxylic acids and alcohols was conveniently carried out without recourse to any additional water removal technique, giving the desired carboxylic esters in excellent yields.
CeO2 as a versatile and reusable catalyst for transesterification of esters with alcohols under solvent-free conditions
Tamura, Masazumi,Hakim Siddiki,Shimizu, Ken-Ichi
, p. 1641 - 1646 (2013/09/24)
CeO2 acted as an efficient and reusable heterogeneous catalyst for transesterification of esters with alcohols under the solvent-free conditions at 160 °C. Among the 11 kinds of metal oxides, CeO2 is the most suitable catalyst in terms of catalytic activity, leaching-resistance and reusability. This catalytic system tolerates various esters and alcohols, and valuable esters such as heteroaromatic esters and benzyl benzoates are produced, demonstrating a practical utility of the system. On the basis of kinetic analysis and in situ IR studies of adsorbed species, a reaction mechanism is proposed, in which proton abstraction of alcohol by a Lewis base site of CeO2 to yield alkoxide species is the rate-limiting step.
Evaluation of deep eutectic solvents as new media for Candida antarctica B lipase catalyzed reactions
Durand,Lecomte,Baréa,Piombo,Dubreucq,Villeneuve
, p. 2081 - 2089 (2013/02/25)
This study aimed at analyzing the advantages and limitations of several deep eutectic solvents (DESs) as 'green solvents' for biotransformation using immobilized Candida antarctica lipase B as catalyst. The transesterification of vinyl laurate was chosen
Novel Br?nsted acidic deep eutectic solvent as reaction media for esterification of carboxylic acid with alcohols
De Santi, Valerio,Cardellini, Fabio,Brinchi, Lucia,Germani, Raimondo
scheme or table, p. 5151 - 5155 (2012/09/25)
New halogen-free Br?nsted acidic deep eutectic solvents (DES) have been prepared by mixing new quaternary ammonium methanesulfonate salts with p-toluenesulfonic acid (PTSA). They have been used as dual solvent-catalyst for esterification of several carboxylic acids with different alcohols with a reagent molar ratio of 1:1. The method is mild, safe, and simple. Ease of recovery and reusability of DES with high activity makes this method efficient and eco-friendly. The tunability of DES properties, attained by changes in the cation, was performed in order to achieve various esters in good yields.
Process for producing esters employing hydrolyzable catalysts
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Page/Page column 6, (2008/06/13)
A process for producing esters wherein a carboxylic acid is reacted with an alcohol in the presence of a hydrolyzable catalyst in an aqueous medium under mixing to produce a reaction mixture comprising an organic phase containing ester and an aqueous phase.
An improved greener esterification of fatty alcohols using a renewable acid-ionic liquid couple as catalyst-solvent
Nguyen, Hoang-Phuong,Znifeche, Samira,Baboulene, Michel
, p. 2085 - 2093 (2007/10/03)
We have developed a simple and efficient method for the esterification of various organic acids with C4-C18 alcohols using the 1-octyl-3-methyl- imidazolium tetrafluoroborate-para-toluenesulphonic acid (OMIM/BF 4-PTSA) couple, without organic solvent, either by classic heating or by microwave irradiation. The utilisation of the OMIM/BF4-PTSA couple presents considerable advantages: high yield, low temperature, short reaction time, isolation of the ester by simple decantation, easy reuse of the catalyst couple.
Highly activated, silicone entrapped, lipase
Ragheb, Amro,Brook, Michael A.,Hrynyk, Michael
, p. 2314 - 2315 (2007/10/03)
Lipase is more reactive in silicone oil or silicone elastomers than in hydrocarbons, and can be formulated into convenient, active, immobilized enzyme packages.

