Organic & biomolecular chemistry

New eutectic ionic liquids for lipase activation and enzymatic preparation of biodiesel

H Zhao, GA Baker, S Holmes

Index: Zhao, Hua; Baker, Gary A.; Holmes, Shaletha Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry, 2011 , vol. 9, # 6 p. 1908 - 1916

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Abstract

The enzymatic preparation of biodiesel has been hampered by the lack of suitable solvents with desirable properties such as high lipase compatibility, low cost, low viscosity, high biodegradability, and ease of product separation. Recent interest in using ionic liquids (ILs) as advanced reaction media has led to fast reaction rates and high yields in the enzymatic synthesis of biodiesel. However, conventional (ie, cation–anion paired) ILs based on ...