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Table 5 Combined degumming/transesterification biodiesel process applied to difficult oils

From: Combining phospholipases and a liquid lipase for one-step biodiesel production using crude oils

 

Corn Oil

Canola oil

Condition

FAMEsa

Pb

FAMEsa

Pb

TE

93.4

7.5

98.7

145

PLA1 + TE

94.5

7.3

98.3

142

PLC + TE

95.7

9.2

98.2

130

PLA1 + LLPL-2 + TE

96.2

9.3

98.9

145

PLA1 + PLC + TE

95.5

7.5

99.1

130

  1. aFAMEs production measured as percentage; bfinal phosphorus content expressed in ppm. FAME, fatty acid methyl ester; LLPL-2, lyso-phospholipase; PLA1, phospholipase A1; PLC, phospholipase C; TE, transesterification.