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 …

Recent advances on sources and industrial applications of lipases

N Sarmah, D Revathi, G Sheelu… - Biotechnology …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Lipases are the industrially important biocatalysts, which are envisioned to have tremendous
applications in the manufacture of a wide range of products. Their unique properties such as …

Lipase catalysis in organic solvents: advantages and applications

A Kumar, K Dhar, SS Kanwar, PK Arora - Biological procedures online, 2016 - Springer
Lipases are industrial biocatalysts, which are involved in several novel reactions, occurring
in aqueous medium as well as non-aqueous medium. Furthermore, they are well-known for …

The recent advances in the utility of microbial lipases: A review

S Ali, SA Khan, M Hamayun, IJ Lee - Microorganisms, 2023 - mdpi.com
Lipases are versatile biocatalysts and are used in different bioconversion reactions.
Microbial lipases are currently attracting a great amount of attention due to the rapid …

An overview on the conversion of glycerol to value‐added industrial products via chemical and biochemical routes

PJM Lima, RM da Silva, CACG Neto… - Biotechnology and …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Glycerol is a common by‐product of industrial biodiesel syntheses. Due to its properties,
availability, and versatility, residual glycerol can be used as a raw material in the production …

Thermophiles and the applications of their enzymes as new biocatalysts

J Atalah, P Cáceres-Moreno, G Espina… - Bioresource technology, 2019 - Elsevier
Ecological and efficient alternatives to industrial processes have sparked interest for using
microorganisms and enzymes as biocatalysts. One of the difficulties is finding candidates …

Recent advances in whole cell biocatalysis techniques bridging from investigative to industrial scale

J Wachtmeister, D Rother - Current opinion in biotechnology, 2016 - Elsevier
Highlights•The use of whole cell biocatalysts is appealing due to their inexpensive
production.•Applications in unconventional media allow high substrate and product …

Recombinant lipases and phospholipases and their use as biocatalysts for industrial applications

GM Borrelli, D Trono - International journal of molecular sciences, 2015 - mdpi.com
Lipases and phospholipases are interfacial enzymes that hydrolyze hydrophobic ester
linkages of triacylglycerols and phospholipids, respectively. In addition to their role as …

Different strategies for the lipase immobilization on the chitosan based supports and their applications

F Rafiee, M Rezaee - International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 2021 - Elsevier
Immobilized enzymes have received incredible interests in industry, pharmaceuticals,
chemistry and biochemistry sectors due to their various advantages such as ease of …

A review on enzymatic synthesis of aromatic esters used as flavor ingredients for food, cosmetics and pharmaceuticals industries

AGA SÁ, AC de Meneses, PHH de Araújo… - Trends in Food Science …, 2017 - Elsevier
Background Many sectors of industry, mainly food, cosmetics and pharmaceutics, have
increased their interest in esters due to their flavor property. Flavor esters that possess an …