Original scientific paper
https://doi.org/10.15255/CABEQ.2015.2232
Biosynthesis Coupled to the Extraction of Geranyl Acetate in a Liquid-Gas System: Optimization of the Transesterification Reaction and Modeling of the Transfer
R. Kirdi
; Biocatalysis and Industrial Enzymes Group, Laboratory of Microbial Ecology and Technology, National Institute of Applied Sciences and Technology (INSAT) Tunis, University of Carthage, Tunisia
N. Ben Akacha
; Laboratory of Natural Substances, National Institute of Research and Physical and Chemical Analysis (INRAP), Biotechnopôle Sidi Thabet, 2020 Ariana, Tunisia
M. Gargouri
; Biocatalysis and Industrial Enzymes Group, Laboratory of Microbial Ecology and Technology, National Institute of Applied Sciences and Technology (INSAT) Tunis, University of Carthage, Tunisia
Abstract
The objective of this paper was to study the production and the mass transfer of geranyl acetate known for its interesting green odor properties. Lipase-catalyzed geranyl acetate production via transesterification reaction with ethyl acetate in organic solvent was investigated. The production was catalyzed by using immobilized lipase from Rhizomucor miehei, and the recovery was achieved by using solid phase microextraction (SPME) fiber system (50/30 μm DVB/Carboxen/PDMS Coating). The effects of different reaction parameters on transesterification including the enzyme concentration, the substrate molar ratio, the added water, and the reaction time were firstly optimized. A higher yield of 82 % was achieved under near-anhydrous conditions at 55 °C by using an enzyme concentration of 6 % (w/w reactants), a molar ratio of geraniol to ethyl acetate of 1:5, and a reaction time of 6 h. Immobilized lipase was repeatedly used for four cycles with no decrease in reaction yield. The mass transfer of geranyl acetate from the organic to gas phase was studied theoretically and experimentally, and a transfer yield of 52.3 % was obtained. The simulation showed that the Fuller-Schettler-Giddings model exhibited good correlation with the experimental data.
Keywords
geranyl acetate; mass transfer coefficient; modeling; Rhizomucor miehei lipase; transesterification
Hrčak ID:
155619
URI
Publication date:
13.4.2016.
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