Evaluation of the Potential of Ethyl Esterification Reaction Catalyzed by Enzyme to Improve the Quality of Bio-Oil

Authors

  • Cândida Luiza Simonato Department of Chemical Engineering FURB, University of Blumenau Rua São Paulo 3250, Blumenau, SC, 89030-000 (Brazil) Phone number: +55(47) 3321-6052. Author
  • Aline Gonçalves Department of Chemical Engineering FURB, University of Blumenau Rua São Paulo 3250, Blumenau, SC, 89030-000 (Brazil) Phone number: +55(47) 3321-6052 Author
  • Bruno Eduardo Piske Department of Chemical Engineering FURB, University of Blumenau Rua São Paulo 3250, Blumenau, SC, 89030-000 (Brazil) Phone number: +55(47) 3321-6052 Author
  • Luana Marcele Chiarell Department of Chemical Engineering FURB, University of Blumenau Rua São Paulo 3250, Blumenau, SC, 89030-000 (Brazil) Phone number: +55(47) 3321-6052 Author
  • Vanderleia Botton Department of Chemical Engineering FURB, University of Blumenau Rua São Paulo 3250, Blumenau, SC, 89030-000 (Brazil) Phone number: +55(47) 3321-6052 Author
  • Laércio Ender Department of Chemical Engineering FURB, University of Blumenau Rua São Paulo 3250, Blumenau, SC, 89030-000 (Brazil) Phone number: +55(47) 3321-6052 Author
  • Vinicyus Rodolfo Wiggers Department of Chemical Engineering FURB, University of Blumenau Rua São Paulo 3250, Blumenau, SC, 89030-000 (Brazil) Phone number: +55(47) 3321-6052 Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.24084/repqj21.254

Keywords:

Bio-oil, Novozym 435, acid value reduction, renewable energy, biofuel

Abstract

Biomass has been investigated in recent years as an alternative source for fuel production. The use of triglyceride biomass is highlighted and, from the thermal cracking process, solid, liquid and gaseous products with energetic potential are generated. The liquid product, called bio-oil, has characteristics similar those of fossil fuels. Its composition is mainly based on hydrocarbons and carboxylic acids, and the second group generates a limiting characteristic in its processing, refining and use as fuel, increasing the acidity of bio-oil. In this work, bio-oil produced from commercial soybean oil was used in a thermal cracking process at 525ºC. The objective was to carry out ethyl esterification reactions via enzymatic catalysis in order to reduce the acidity index of the crude bio-oil. All reactions were carried out at 40ºC to avoid enzyme deactivation and different conditions of type and amount of catalyst, alcohol mass ratio and reaction time were evaluated. The best result was obtained after 6 hours of reaction with 60% acidity reduction, using Novozym 435 lipase as a catalyst at a concentration of 5% in relation to the substrate mass and 1:3 mass ratio.

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Published

2024-01-03

Issue

Vol. 21 No. 2 (2023)

Section

Articles