Ribeiro Bernardo Dias, de Castro Aline Machado, Coelho Maria Alice Zarur, Freire Denise Maria Guimarães
School of Chemistry, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, 21941-970 Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
Enzyme Res. 2011;2011:615803. doi: 10.4061/2011/615803. Epub 2011 Jul 7.
Lipases represent one of the most reported groups of enzymes for the production of biofuels. They are used for the processing of glycerides and fatty acids for biodiesel (fatty acid alkyl esters) production. This paper presents the main topics of the enzyme-based production of biodiesel, from the feedstocks to the production of enzymes and their application in esterification and transesterification reactions. Growing technologies, such as the use of whole cells as catalysts, are addressed, and as concluding remarks, the advantages, concerns, and future prospects of enzymatic biodiesel are presented.
脂肪酶是生物燃料生产中报道最多的酶类之一。它们用于甘油酯和脂肪酸的加工以生产生物柴油（脂肪酸烷基酯）。本文介绍了基于酶的生物柴油生产的主要主题，从原料到酶的生产及其在酯化和酯交换反应中的应用。文中还探讨了一些新兴技术，如使用全细胞作为催化剂，并在结语中阐述了酶法生物柴油的优势、问题及未来前景。
