Selection of Lipases for the Synthesis of Biodiesel from Jatropha Oil and the Potential of Microwave Irradiation to Enhance the Reaction Rate

Table 3

Ethyl esters profile, FAEE yield, and kinematic viscosity for biodiesel synthesis from the transesterification reaction of Jatropha oil catalyzed by different biocatalysts.

Lipase source	Ethyl esters (% wt)						FAAE; yield; (%)	Kinematic; viscosity; (mm^2/s)
	C14:0	C16:0	C18:0	C18:1	C18:2	Total
Lipase A	0.1	0.9	0.1	0.1	0.1	1.5	2.3	33.0
Lipase M	0.5	0.2	0.1	0.2	0.2	1.2	1.8	27.3
Lipase L036P	0.1	0.5	0.4	2.4	2.3	5.7	8.7	25.9
Piccantase R8000	0.6	1.0	0.1	0.5	0.5	2.7	4.1	31.6
Lipase PS	1.0	5.3	5.4	25.5	26.8	63.9	98.3	5.1
Lipase AK	0.7	9.6	4.1	22.8	22.1	59.3	91.1	6.7
Porcine pancreatic	0	2.1	0.0	2.4	2.1	6.6	10.1	27.5
Novozym 435	0.2	8.1	4.8	25.0	26.3	64.4	98.9	5.4