Revista de Ingeniería

revinge | eISSN 2011-0049 | ISSN 0121-4993

Estudio de la hidrólisis del crudo de aceite de palma africana empleando como catalizador la lipasa de la levadura C.rugosa

No. 22 (2005-11-01)
  • Miguel Molano
    1Asesor: Ingeniero Químico e Ingeniero Mecánico, Profesor instructor del Departamento de Ingeniería Química de Universidad de los Andes.
  • Diana Riveros
    2Autor: Estudiante de Ingeniería Química de la Universidad de los Andes.
  • Edgar Vargas
    3Ingeneiro Químico, Msc. Ing. Química, Profesor instructor del Departamento de Ingeniería Química de Universidad de los Andes.
https://doi.org/10.16924/revinge.22.5

Abstract

This paper shows the study of the hydrolysis reaction of crude palm oil giving by lipase from Candida rugosa. The studied factors were agitation level, bleaching effect and lipase concentration. Experimentally 79 - 93% hydrolysis were achieved in 2 and a half hour. The reaction rate was increased with the increment of the impeller rotational speed as well as increasing the lipase concentration. Although the literature cites bleaching as a beneficial advantages to enzymatic hydrolysis, this procedure do not have a significant beneficial effect on the reaction.

Keywords: Fatty acids, Lipase, Palm oil, hydrolysis