Progress in Enzymatic Biodiesel Production and Commercialization

Enzymatic biodiesel production has attracted tremendous interest due to its well-recognized advantages. However, high enzyme costs limit the application of enzymatic processes in industrial production. In the past decade, great improvements have been achieved in the lab and the industrial scale, and...

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Published in:Processes 2021-02, Vol.9 (2), p.355
Main Authors: Lv, Liangliang, Dai, Lingmei, Du, Wei, Liu, Dehua
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Biodiesel fuels
Biofuels
Commercialization
Cost control
Diesel
Efficiency
Enzymes
Fatty acids
Investigations
Membrane separation
Microorganisms
Molecular weight
Optimization
Porous materials
Production costs
Raw materials
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Summary:Enzymatic biodiesel production has attracted tremendous interest due to its well-recognized advantages. However, high enzyme costs limit the application of enzymatic processes in industrial production. In the past decade, great improvements have been achieved in the lab and the industrial scale, and the production cost of the enzymatic process has been reduced significantly, which has led to it being economically competitive compared to the chemical process. This paper summarizes the progress achieved in enzymatic biodiesel research and commercialization, including reducing enzyme cost, expanding low-quality raw materials, and novel reactor designs. The advantages and disadvantages of different enzymatic processes are also compared.
ISSN:2227-9717
2227-9717
DOI:10.3390/pr9020355