Activated Carbon as Support for Lipase Immobilization
Lipase from Candida rugosa was immobilized onto four different types of activated carbon; KI/2030, KI/3040, KI/5060 and KI/6070. The immobilized lipase was used in the esterification of oleic acid and 1- butanol in hexane. The effects of difference pore sizes, surface area, reaction temperature, the...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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al-Farabi Kazakh National University
2003-04-01
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| Series: | Eurasian Chemico-Technological Journal |
| Online Access: | http://ect-journal.kz/index.php/ectj/article/view/465 |
| Summary: | Lipase from Candida rugosa was immobilized onto four different types of activated carbon; KI/2030,
KI/3040, KI/5060 and KI/6070. The immobilized lipase was used in the esterification of oleic acid and 1-
butanol in hexane. The effects of difference pore sizes, surface area, reaction temperature, thermostability of the immobilized lipases, storage stability in organic solvent and leaching studies were investigated. Among the four samples, KI/6070 gave the highest activities and stability in all the parameters investigated. Immobilized lipases generally exhibit activities higher than the native lipase for the parameters studied, with optimum temperature of 40 °C. Immobilized lipases are more stable than native lipase in hexane at room temperature up to 12 days. Leaching study proved that the immobilization of lipase using physical adsorption is cheap and easy. This method was found to be suitable for the attachment of enzyme on the support. |
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| ISSN: | 1562-3920 2522-4867 |