Rana, Qurrat Ul Ain; Irfan, Muhammad; Ahmed, Safia; Hasan, Fariha; Shah, Aamer Ali; Khan, Samiullah; Ur Rehman, Fazal; Khan, Haji; Ju, Meiting; Li, Weizun; Badshah, Malik published the artcile< Bio-catalytic transesterification of mustard oil for biodiesel production>, Electric Literature of 112-63-0, the main research area is biodiesel mustard oil fatty acid mathyl ester biocatalysis transesterification.
The depletion of non-renewable fossil fuels and a surge in their prices have led researchers to seek alternative, renewable energy sources; among them, biodiesel is a good option, especially in the ever-growing global transport sector. Mustard oil is a potential feedstock for biodiesel production, and because it is non-edible it avoids the food vs. fuel feud. Biocatalytic transesterification of mustard oil for biodiesel production makes this process cost efficient, environmentally friendly and sustainable. In the current study, Pseudomanas aeruginosa Q8 KX12304-mediated transesterification of mustard oil was carried out. The parameters for the transesterification reaction were statistically optimized using Plackett-Burman and central composite design. The highest biodiesel volumetric yield obtained was 100% at optimized conditions. The quality of biodiesel was confirmed using gas chromatog.-mass spectrometry (GCMS) and the produced biodiesel was found to meet the quality standards specified by American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) and EU-14103. The fatty acid Me ester contents of the biodiesel produced were erucic acid Me esters (48.2%), palmitic acid Me esters (11.8%), oleic acid Me esters (10.6%), linolenic acid Me esters (10.3%), linoleic acid Me esters (9.1%) and stearic acid Me esters (8%). To the best of our knowledge, this is the first study to report transesterification of mustard oil via biocatalysis.
Biofuels published new progress about Biocatalysis. 112-63-0 belongs to class esters-buliding-blocks, and the molecular formula is C19H34O2, Electric Literature of 112-63-0.
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