Intensification of Photobiocatalytic Decarboxylation of Fatty Acids for the Production of Biodiesel
Hong Thu Duong, Yinqi Wu, Alexander Sutor, Bastien O. Burek, Frank Hollmann, Jonathan Z. Bloh
Abstract
Light-driven biocatalytic processes are notoriously hampered by poor penetration of light into the turbid reaction media. In this study, wirelessly powered light-emitting diodes are found to represent an efficient and scalable approach for process intensification of the photobiosynthetic production of diesel alkanes from renewable fatty acids.
Topics & Concepts
DecarboxylationRenewable energyBiodieselChemistryLight-emitting diodeDiesel fuelOrganic chemistryCatalysisMaterials scienceOptoelectronicsEcologyBiologyEnzyme Catalysis and ImmobilizationInnovative Microfluidic and Catalytic Techniques InnovationMetalloenzymes and iron-sulfur proteins