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Optimization of enzymatic biodiesel synthesis using RSM in high pressure carbon dioxide and its scale up

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Enzymatic synthesis of biodiesel by the transesterification of canola oil and methanol in high pressure carbon dioxide [HPCO2: near-critical and supercritical carbon dioxide (NcCO2 and ScCO2)] was optimized using response surface methodology (RSM). RSM based on 5-level-5-factor central composite rotatable design (CCRD) was used to evaluate the effects of temperature, pressure, enzyme loading, substrate molar ratio, and time on the conversion to biodiesel by transesterification. Finally, batch reactions for biodiesel synthesis were preformed in a 100 mL and 7 L high-pressure stirred batch reactors.

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This work was funded by the Industrial Strategic Technology Development Program of the Ministry of Knowledge Economy (MKE), Korea and by the Basic Research Program of the Korea Institute of Industrial Technology (KITECH). This research was also supported by the Knowledge-based Environmental Service Human Resource Development Project of Korea Ministry of Environment (MOE) and the Research Grant from Kwangwoon University in 2013. The 7 L high-pressure stirred batch reactor was provided by Hanil Corporation, Korea.

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  1. Department of Chemical Engineering, Kwangwoon University, Seoul, 139-701, Korea

    Myunggu Lee & Chulhwan Park

  2. Green Process and Material R&D Group, Korea Institute of Industrial Technology (KITECH), Cheonan, 330-825, Korea

    Myunggu Lee, Dohoon Lee, Jaehoon Cho, Junhac Lee & Sangyong Kim

  3. Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Korea University, Seoul, 136-701, Korea

    Seung Wook Kim

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Lee, M., Lee, D., Cho, J. et al. Optimization of enzymatic biodiesel synthesis using RSM in high pressure carbon dioxide and its scale up. Bioprocess Biosyst Eng 36, 775–780 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00449-013-0903-9

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