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The surfactant, ethyl 6-O-decanoyl glucoside, was synthesized in microemulsion systems by lipase catalysis. The microemulsions were based on the two substrates for the reaction, ethyl glucoside and fatty acid, and either the sodium salt of the fatty acid or the glucoside ester was used as surfactant. The lipase used was component B from Candida antarctica. Reduced pressure was employed to eliminate the water of condensation. The reaction yield was good, with conversion of fatty acid and ethyl glucoside reaching 77 and 96%, respectively.
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Skagerlind, P., Larsson, K., Barfoed, M. et al. Glucoside ester synthesis in microemulsions catalyzed by Candida antarctica component B lipase. J Amer Oil Chem Soc 74, 39–42 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11746-997-0116-y
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