Biodiesel production using homogeneous, heterogeneous, and enzyme catalysts via transesterification and esterification reactions: A critical review

V Mandari, SK Devarai - BioEnergy Research, 2022 - Springer
The excessive utilization of petroleum resources leads to global warming, crude oil price
fluctuations, and the fast depletion of petroleum reserves. Biodiesel has gained importance …

Enzyme entrapment, biocatalyst immobilization without covalent attachment

HT Imam, PC Marr, AC Marr - Green Chemistry, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
In entrapment an active species, which is often a catalyst, is trapped within a material by a
solid or gel forming event; thus, it becomes dispersed within the solid or semi-solid matrix …

Current status and future perspectives of supports and protocols for enzyme immobilization

FTT Cavalcante, ALG Cavalcante, IG de Sousa… - Catalysts, 2021 - mdpi.com
The market for industrial enzymes has witnessed constant growth, which is currently around
7% a year, projected to reach $10.5 billion in 2024. Lipases are hydrolase enzymes …

Solvent-free esterifications mediated by immobilized lipases: A review from thermodynamic and kinetic perspectives

RR Sousa, ASA Silva, R Fernandez-Lafuente… - Catalysis Science & …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Esters are a highly relevant class of compounds in the industrial context, and biocatalysis
applied to ester syntheses is already a reality for some chemical companies. Their …

Chemical and physical Chitosan modification for designing enzymatic industrial biocatalysts: How to choose the best strategy?

YL Nunes, FL de Menezes, IG de Sousa… - International Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Chitosan is one of the most abundant natural polymer worldwide, and due to its inherent
characteristics, its use in industrial processes has been extensively explored. Because it is …

Acetylcholinesterase biosensors for electrochemical detection of neurotoxic pesticides and acetylcholine neurotransmitter: A literature review

V Rajagopalan, S Venkataraman, DS Rajendran… - Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
Neurotoxic pesticides are a group of chemicals that pose a severe threat to both human
health and the environment. These molecules are also known to accumulate in the food …

Electrochemiluminescence enzyme biosensors for ultrasensitive determination of glucose using glucose dehydrogenase immobilized on vertical silica nanochannels

J Huang, S Xu, F Yan, J Liu - Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical, 2024 - Elsevier
Accurate determination of glucose in biological samples is of great significance for
healthcare monitoring and medical diagnosis. Herein we reported an economical" signal …

Smart chemistry of enzyme immobilization using various support matrices–a review

S Liu, M Bilal, K Rizwan, I Gul, T Rasheed… - International Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
The surface chemistry, pendent functional entities, and ease in tunability of various materials
play a central role in properly coordinating with enzymes for immobilization purposes. Due …

Industrial applications of fungal lipases: a review

A Kumar, V Verma, VK Dubey, A Srivastava… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Fungal lipases (triacylglycerol acyl hydrolases EC 3.1. 1.3) are significant industrial
enzymes and have several applications in a number of industries and fields. Fungal lipases …

A review on the utility of microbial lipases in wastewater treatment

VD Nimkande, A Bafana - Journal of Water Process Engineering, 2022 - Elsevier
Microbial lipases hold an unquestionable role among biocatalysts due to the broad
spectrum of catalytic reactions in both aqueous and non-aqueous media. Lipases are …