Kinetics of solvent-free lipase-catalyzed glycerolysis of olive oil in surfactant system

J Agric Food Chem. 2009 Sep 23;57(18):8350-6. doi: 10.1021/jf901771m.

Abstract

This work reports experimental data and kinetic modeling of solvent-free glycerolysis of olive oil using a commercial immobilized lipase (Novozym 435) in the presence of Triton X-100 surfactant for the production of monoacylglycerols (MAG) and diacylglycerols (DAG). The experiments were performed in batch mode evaluating the effects of temperature (30-70 degrees C), enzyme concentration (2.5-18 wt %), Triton X-100 concentration (10-20 wt %), and glycerol to oil molar ratio (3:1, 6:1, and 9:1). Experimental results showed that lipase-catalyzed solvent-free glycerolysis with the addition of Triton X-100 might be a potential alternative route to conventional organic solvent methods, as good conversions were obtained with relatively low enzyme concentrations (9 wt %) in short reaction times (240 min). The glycerolysis and hydrolysis parallel reactions were considered with rate constants estimated by minimizing a maximum likelihood function. A very satisfactory agreement between experimental data and model results was obtained, thus allowing a better understanding of the reaction kinetics.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Diglycerides / metabolism
  • Enzymes, Immobilized
  • Glycerol / analysis
  • Glycerol / metabolism*
  • Hydrolysis
  • Kinetics
  • Lipase / metabolism*
  • Monoglycerides / metabolism
  • Octoxynol / administration & dosage
  • Olive Oil
  • Plant Oils / analysis
  • Plant Oils / chemistry*
  • Surface-Active Agents / administration & dosage

Substances

  • Diglycerides
  • Enzymes, Immobilized
  • Monoglycerides
  • Olive Oil
  • Plant Oils
  • Surface-Active Agents
  • Octoxynol
  • Lipase
  • Glycerol