Has the time finally come for green oleochemicals and biodiesel production using large-scale enzyme technologies? Current status and new developments

A Mustafa, S Faisal, IA Ahmed, M Munir… - Biotechnology …, 2023 - Elsevier
With the growth of the chemical industry over the last decade, the need for cheaper (and
more environmentally friendly) alternatives to petrochemicals of ever-increasing cost has …

Immobilization of lipases on hydrophobic supports: immobilization mechanism, advantages, problems, and solutions

RC Rodrigues, JJ Virgen-Ortíz, JCS Dos Santos… - Biotechnology …, 2019 - Elsevier
Lipases are the most widely used enzymes in biocatalysis, and the most utilized method for
enzyme immobilization is using hydrophobic supports at low ionic strength. This method …

Novozym 435: the “perfect” lipase immobilized biocatalyst?

C Ortiz, ML Ferreira, O Barbosa… - Catalysis Science & …, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
Novozym 435 (N435) is a commercially available immobilized lipase produced by
Novozymes. It is based on immobilization via interfacial activation of lipase B from Candida …

Immobilization of lipases via interfacial activation on hydrophobic supports: Production of biocatalysts libraries by altering the immobilization conditions

S Arana-Peña, NS Rios, D Carballares… - Catalysis Today, 2021 - Elsevier
Lipases A and B from Candida antarctica (CALA, CALB), and those from Candida rugosa
(CRL) and Rhizomucor miehei (RML) have been immobilized on octyl agarose beads under …

Effects of Enzyme Loading and Immobilization Conditions on the Catalytic Features of Lipase From Pseudomonas fluorescens Immobilized on Octyl-Agarose Beads

S Arana-Peña, NS Rios, D Carballares… - … in bioengineering and …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
The lipase from Pseudomonas fluorescens (PFL) has been immobilized on octyl-agarose
beads under 16 different conditions (varying pH, ionic strength, buffer, adding some …

How the biodiesel from immobilized enzymes production is going on: An advanced bibliometric evaluation of global research

L da Silva Dutra, MCC Pinto, EP Cipolatti… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2022 - Elsevier
The production of biodiesel through enzymatic routes has attracted significant attention,
mainly because this can be regarded as a “green route” for the manufacture of fuels. In this …

Lecitase ultra: A phospholipase with great potential in biocatalysis

JJ Virgen-Ortiz, JCS dos Santos, C Ortiz… - Molecular …, 2019 - Elsevier
Lecitase Ultra is a chimera produced by the fusion of the genes of the lipase from
Thermomyces lanuginosus and the phospholipase A1 from Fusarium oxysporum. The …

Robust nanocarriers to engineer nanobiocatalysts for bioprocessing applications

M Bilal, SA Qamar, SS Ashraf… - Advances in Colloid and …, 2021 - Elsevier
The synergistic integration of bio-catalysis engineering with nanostructured materials, as
unique multifunctional carrier matrices, has emerged as a new interface of nanobiocatalysis …

Modulating the properties of the lipase from Thermomyces lanuginosus immobilized on octyl agarose beads by altering the immobilization conditions

Y Lokha, S Arana-Peña, NS Rios… - Enzyme and Microbial …, 2020 - Elsevier
The lipase from Thermomyces lanuginosus (TLL) has been immobilized on octyl-agarose
beads via interfacial activation under 16 different conditions (changing the immobilization …

Enzymatic synthesis of biolubricants from by-product of soybean oil processing catalyzed by different biocatalysts of Candida rugosa lipase

KV Fernandes, EDC Cavalcanti, EP Cipolatti… - Catalysis Today, 2021 - Elsevier
The present work studied the synthesis of biolubricants from by-products of soybean oil
processing using the lipase from Candida rugosa (CRL) both in free and immobilized forms …