Opportunities for improving biodiesel production via lipase catalysis

FTT Cavalcante, FS Neto, IR de Aguiar Falcão… - Fuel, 2021 - Elsevier
The rising global demand for sustainable energy resources is resulting in an accelerated
increase in biodiesel consumption. In this sense, studies aimed at tackling process hurdles …

Polyethylenimine: a very useful ionic polymer in the design of immobilized enzyme biocatalysts

JJ Virgen-Ortíz, JCS Dos Santos… - Journal of materials …, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
This review discusses the possible roles of polyethylenimine (PEI) in the design of improved
immobilized biocatalysts from diverse perspectives. This includes their use to activate …

Lipases: sources, immobilization methods, and industrial applications

DG Filho, AG Silva, CZ Guidini - Applied microbiology and biotechnology, 2019 - Springer
Enzymes are natural catalysts highly specific to the substrate type and operate under mild
conditions of temperature, pressure, and pH with high conversion rates, which makes them …

A comprehensive review of recent applications and future prospects on magnetic biocatalysts

RLF Melo, MB Sales, V de Castro Bizerra… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Magnetic biocatalysts combine magnetic properties with the catalytic activity of enzymes,
achieving easy recovery and reuse in biotechnological processes. Lipases immobilized by …

Biodiesel production using lipase immobilised functionalized magnetic nanocatalyst from oleaginous fungal lipid

R Jambulingam, M Shalma, V Shankar - Journal of cleaner production, 2019 - Elsevier
From the tannery effluent and oil contaminated soil different microbe were isolated and
screened for high lipid content. Among all the isolates fungal strain SF2 showed high lipid …

Adsorption of Hg (II) on polyethyleneimine-functionalized carboxymethylcellulose beads: Characterization, toxicity tests, and adsorption experiments

SH Yoo, SC Lee, M Ko, S Yoon, J Lee, JA Park… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Mercury (Hg) is widely used in many industrial processes and is released into the
environment. Therefore, efficient removal of Hg from water is of vital importance worldwide …

Chitosan based metal-chelated copolymer nanoparticles: laccase immobilization and phenol degradation studies

E Alver, AÜ Metin - International Biodeterioration & Biodegradation, 2017 - Elsevier
Immobilization improves the stability and reusability of enzymes. In this study, laccase, which
is a green biocatalyst, was immobilized onto Cu (II)-chelated chitosan nanoparticles via …

Kinetic modelling and process engineering of phenolics microbial and enzymatic biodegradation: a current outlook and challenges

A Priyadarshini, MM Sahoo, PR Raut, B Mahanty… - Journal of Water …, 2021 - Elsevier
The extensive growth and development of industrial segments have escalated the discharge
of huge quantities of phenolic pollutants into the aquatic environment. Phenolic chemicals …

Mesoporous silica nanoparticles modified with N-rich polymer as a potentially environmentally-friendly delivery system for pesticides

O Plohl, S Gyergyek, LF Zemljič - Microporous and Mesoporous Materials, 2021 - Elsevier
The focus of the article is on the design of environmentally-friendly nanocarriers for
improved controlled pesticide release, which have low environmental toxicity and nitrogen …

Recent developments of lipase immobilization technology and application of immobilized lipase mixtures for biodiesel production

SA Abdulmalek, Y Yan - Biofuels, Bioproducts and Biorefining, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Lipases are considered the most widely used industrial biocatalysts, and play a significant
role in diverse industrial and biotechnological applications such as in biodiesel. Biodiesel is …