Improved biodiesel production efficiency with two new enzyme products that selectively convert individual feed components

Enzymes are today widely used for production of biodiesel. The high cost of enzyme catalysts has been overcome by molecular genetics that allow for inexpensive, large-scale production of enzymes which has led to it being competitive compared to conventional chemical processes.

Discovery and development of new enzyme products holds the promise to provide more cost-effective and sustainable pathways for production of biodiesel from renewable resources.

This presentation will describe two new enzyme products that have been developed to improve rate of reaction by selectively converting individual feed components. The presentation will outline industrial use of these novel catalysts as a means to improve biodiesel production efficiency for both transesterification of triglycerides feedstocks and esterification of free fatty acids.