Supercritical Fluids Technology in Lipase Catalyzed Processes

Enzyme Fundamentals
Catalysts and Enzymes
Sources of Enzymes
Classification of Enzymes
Enzyme Production
Industrial Applications of Enzymes
Enzyme Engineering
References

Lipases
Lipases, Esterases, and Phospholipases
Sources of Lipases
Lipase Structure and Interfacial Activation
Specificity as an Attractive Feature of Lipase
Lipases Production, Isolation, and Purification
Industrial Applications of Lipase
Improvements of Lipase Properties
References

Lipase Immobilization
Lipase Immobilization
Support Materials
Methods of Immobilization
Lipase Physiochemical Properties Improvement
Immobilized Lipase Reactors
References

Kinetics of Soluble and Immobilized Enzymes
Enzyme Activity
Reaction Mechanisms
Kinetic Models
Determination of Kinetic Parameters
Factors Affecting Reaction Rates
Kinetics of Immobilized Enzymes
Immobilized Enzyme Bioreactor Design and Scale-Up
References

Lipase-Catalyzed Reactions in Nonaqueous Media
Organic Solvents
Supercritical Fluids
Ionic Liquids
IL–SC-CO₂ Biphasic Systems
References

Lipase-Catalyzed Production of Biodiesel Using Supercritical Technology
Biodiesel
Feedstocks
Biodiesel Production Technologies
Lipase-Catalyzed Transesterification: Technical Challenges
Lipase-Catalyzed Reactions with Supercritical Fluids
High-Pressure Reaction Systems
Processes Integration
References

Biography

Sulaiman Al-Zuhair is a professor of chemical engineering at UAE University. Prior to joining UAE University in 2006, Al-Zuhair worked as an assistant professor in the School of Chemical and Environmental Engineering at Nottingham University, Malaysia Campus. He obtained his PhD in biochemical engineering from the University of Malaya in 2003, his MSc degree in chemical and environmental engineering from University Putra Malaysia in 1998, and his BSc degree in chemical engineering from the Jordan University of Science and Technology in 1996. Al-Zuhair has published more than 50 peer-reviewed journal papers, two patents, and two book chapters.

Hanifa Taher is an assistant professor of chemical and environmental engineering at the Masdar Institute of Science and Technology. She earned her PhD in chemical engineering from the UAE University in June 2014. Taher’s research work is focused on the enzymatic production of biodiesel from lipids extracted from different feedstocks using supercritical carbon dioxide (SC-CO₂). Taher developed a novel integrated continuous biodiesel production process in SC-CO₂. Taher has reviewed a number of research articles submitted for publication to international journals.

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