Lipase-catalyzed synthesis of MPEG methyl acrylates in solvent-free system

Jing Wang, Hanxiao Ying, Jinlian Ma, Xun Cao, Kequan Chen, Jun Ge, Ouyang Pingkai

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Abstract

The first enzymatic synthesis of the polycarboxylate superplasticizer monomer, MPEG methyl acrylate (MPEGMA) in solvent-free system was established using Novozym 435, an immobilized lipase, as the catalyst, mPEG and methyl acrylic acid (MAA) as the substrates. At the optimal condition, 10% (w/w) enzyme catalyst loading and molar ratio of mPEG to MAA as 1:1, the esterification yield in such solvent-free system at 60 °C reached 76.2%, 1.14-fold higher than that obtained using paraxylene as solvent. A kinetic model for this solvent-free enzymatic synthesis was proposed on the basis of ping-pong bi-bi mechanism and was validated by the good agreement between the predicted data and the experimental results.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)305-313
Number of pages9
JournalJournal of Molecular Catalysis - B Enzymatic
Volume122
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Dec 2015

Keywords

  • Enzymatic synthesis
  • Immobilized enzyme
  • Lipase
  • MPEG methyl acrylate (MPEGMA)

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