Biolubricant production from palm stearin through enzymatic transesterification method

• Main Authors: N., Afifah A., S., Syahrullail, Wan Azlee, Nur Izyan, Che Sidik, Nor Azwadi, W. J., Yahya, Abd. Rahim, Erween
• Format: Article
• Published: Elsevier B.V. 2019
• Subjects: TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/89453/; http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bej.2019.05.009
• Institution: Universiti Teknologi Malaysia

The present study aims to develop environmentally benign lubricant from by-product of palm oil processing through enzymatic reaction. Candida antartica lipase was employed as catalyst to transesterified reaction between palm stearin and methanol in a solvent-free system. The reaction parameters were...