Abstract
Acidified oil is obtained from by-product of crops oil refining industry, which is considered as a low-cost material for fatty acid production. Hydrolysis of acidified oil by lipase catalysis for producing fatty acid is a sustainable and efficient bioprocess that is an alternative of continuous countercurrent hydrolysis. In this study, lipase from Candida rugosa (CRL) was immobilized on magnetic Fe3O4@SiO2 via covalent binding strategy for highly efficient hydrolysis of acidified soybean oil. FTIR, XRD, SEM and VSM were used to characterize the immobilized lipase (Fe3O4@SiO2-CRL). The enzyme properties of the Fe3O4@SiO2-CRL were determined. Fe3O4@SiO2-CRL was used to catalyze the hydrolysis of acidified soybean oil to produce fatty acids. Catalytic reaction conditions were studied, including amount of catalyst, reaction time, and water/oil ratio. The results of optimization indicated that the hydrolysis rate reached 98% under 10 wt.% (oil) of catalyst, 3:1 (v/v) of water/oil ratio, and 313 K after 12 h. After 5 cycles, the hydrolysis activity of Fe3O4@SiO2-CRL remained 55%. Preparation of fatty acids from high-acid-value by-products through biosystem shows great industrial potential.
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Abbreviations
- CRL:
-
Lipase from Candida rugosa lipase
- FTIR:
-
Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy
- XRD:
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X-ray diffraction
- SEM:
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Scanning electron microscope
- VSM:
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Vibration sample magnetometer
- TEOS:
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Ethyl orthosilicate
- p-NP:
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P-nitrophenol
- BSA:
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Bovine serum albumin
- APTES:
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3-Aminopropyl triethoxysilane
- p-NPP:
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P-nitrobenzene palmitate
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Fan, X., Zhang, P., Fan, M. et al. Immobilized lipase for sustainable hydrolysis of acidified oil to produce fatty acid. Bioprocess Biosyst Eng 46, 1195–1208 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00449-023-02891-4
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