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This paper reports a kinetic model for the selfepoxidation of oleic acid with toluene as solvent and Novozym 435 (a commercially available preparation of immobilized Candida antarctica lipase) as catalyst at 30°C. The effects of various parameters on the conversion and rates of reaction were studied. Both the initial rate and the progress curve data were used to fit an ordered bi-bi model. At low temperatures, the rate of epoxidation was faster than the rate of deactivation of the enzyme by hydrogen peroxide.
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Yadav, G.D., Manjula Devi, K. A kinetic model for the enzyme-catalyzed self-epoxidation of oleic acid. J Amer Oil Chem Soc 78, 347–351 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11746-001-0267-2
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