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Table 14.4 Literature compilation on enzymatic transesterification of various oils with methanol for FAAE production.

Oil/Fat Source Acyl Acceptor Conversion (c) or

Yield (y)(mol- or
wt-%)

Conditions and Observations Reference

Soybean (crude and refined) Methanol 94 (c) Stepwise addition; pretreatment of

biocatalyst with crude oil for 120 h.

Du et al . (2004)

Rice bran Methanol 98 (c) T: 50 °C; t: 6 h; 5 wt-% enzyme based on oil

weight; batch.

Lai et al . (2005)

Tung Methanol 67.5 (c) T: 43 °C; t :18 h; R: 2.2/1. Gui-Zhuan et al . (2006)

Soybean Methanol 80 (c) T: 50 °C; t:12 h; R: 4/1; C.antarctica lipase Ha et al . (2007)

Acid oil (rapeseed oil refining
by-product)

Methanol > 98 (y) T: 30 °C; t: 24 h; 77.9,% free fatty acids;

2-step reaction system; glycerol addt. in
the 2 nd step.

Watanabe et al . (2007)

Palm Methanol 97 (y) T: 60 °C; t: 35 h; R: 3.2/1; 4 wt-% enzyme

based on oil weight; stepwise addition
(3-step).

Talukder et al . (2008)

Jatropha Methanol 76 (y) T: 30 °C; t: 90 h; R: 1/3; stepwise addition

(3-step); 4 wt-% enzyme based on oil
weight.

Tamalampudi et al . (2008)

Vegetable oils (sunflower, borage,
olive and soybean) Methanol ~100 (y) Refer to the original article. Hernandez-Martin and Otero (2008)

T: optimum or reaction temperature; t: reaction time; R: molar ratio of alcohol to oil.