LAPSE:2023.15522
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LAPSE:2023.15522
In Situ Transesterification of Microbial Biomass for Biolubricant Production Catalyzed by Heteropolyacid Supported on Niobium
Savienne M. F. E. Zorn, Ana Paula T. da Silva, Eduardo H. Bredda, Heitor B. S. Bento, Guilherme A. Pedro, Ana Karine F. Carvalho, Messias Borges Silva, Patrícia C. M. Da Rós
March 2, 2023
Lubricants are substances of the foremost importance in the modern world, as they are essential to the proper functioning of various mechanisms. Most lubricants, however, are still made from petroleum fractions. I light of this, and due to various environmental problems, the search for feasible biolubricants has become essential. This study obtained biolubricants through the in situ transesterification of microbial biomass, containing at least 20 wt% of lipids. The following two distinct biomasses were evaluated: the marine microalgae, Dunaliella salina, and the consortium of microalgae-fungi, Scenedesmus obliquus and Mucor circinelloides. Microbial oil from both biomasses presented a fatty acid profile with high amounts of oleic acid. The oil of D. salina had a lower content of polyunsaturated fatty acids relative to the microbial consortium profile, which indicates that this is a good configuration for increasing biolubricant oxidation resistance. The catalyst used was a Keggin-structure heteropolyacid supported on niobium, H3PMo12O40/Nb2O5, activated at 150 °C, which had high transesterification yields, notwithstanding the feedstocks, which were rich in free fatty acids. The performed transesterification reactions resulted in excellent yields, up to 97.58% and 96.80%, for marine microalgae and the consortium, respectively, after 6 h at 250 °C, with 10 wt% of catalyst (related to the lipid amount). As such, the (H3PMo12O40/Nb2O5) catalyst could become an attractive option for producing biolubricants from microbial biomass.
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biolubricant, consortium, Dunaliella salina, fusel oil, H3PMo12O40, microalgae, microbial biomass, Mucor circinelloides, Scenedesmus obliquus
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Zorn SMFE, da Silva APT, Bredda EH, Bento HBS, Pedro GA, Carvalho AKF, Silva MB, Da Rós PCM. In Situ Transesterification of Microbial Biomass for Biolubricant Production Catalyzed by Heteropolyacid Supported on Niobium. (2023). LAPSE:2023.15522
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Zorn SMFE: Engineering School of Lorena, University of São Paulo, Lorena 12602-810, Brazil [ORCID]
da Silva APT: Engineering School of Lorena, University of São Paulo, Lorena 12602-810, Brazil
Bredda EH: Engineering Faculty of Guaratinguetá, São Paulo State University (UNESP), Guaratinguetá 12516-410, Brazil [ORCID]
Bento HBS: Bioprocess Engineering and Biotechnology, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, São Paulo State University (UNESP), Araraquara 14800-903, Brazil
Pedro GA: Engineering School of Lorena, University of São Paulo, Lorena 12602-810, Brazil [ORCID]
Carvalho AKF: Engineering School of Lorena, University of São Paulo, Lorena 12602-810, Brazil; Postgraduate Program in Biotechnology, Chemistry Institute, Federal University of Alfenas, Alfenas 37130-001, Brazil
Silva MB: Engineering School of Lorena, University of São Paulo, Lorena 12602-810, Brazil; Engineering Faculty of Guaratinguetá, São Paulo State University (UNESP), Guaratinguetá 12516-410, Brazil [ORCID]
Da Rós PCM: Engineering School of Lorena, University of São Paulo, Lorena 12602-810, Brazil [ORCID]
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Energies
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15
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4
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1591
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2022
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2022-02-21
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1996-1073
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