Table 5.
Combined degumming/transesterification biodiesel process applied to difficult oils
| |
Corn Oil |
Canola oil |
||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Condition | FAMEs a | P b | FAMEs a | P b |
| TE |
93.4 |
7.5 |
98.7 |
145 |
| PLA1 + TE |
94.5 |
7.3 |
98.3 |
142 |
| PLC + TE |
95.7 |
9.2 |
98.2 |
130 |
| PLA1 + LLPL-2 + TE |
96.2 |
9.3 |
98.9 |
145 |
| PLA1 + PLC + TE | 95.5 | 7.5 | 99.1 | 130 |
aFAMEs production measured as percentage; bfinal phosphorus content expressed in ppm. FAME, fatty acid methyl ester; LLPL-2, lyso-phospholipase; PLA1, phospholipase A1; PLC, phospholipase C; TE, transesterification.