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Biofuel production from spent coffee grounds via lipase catalysis

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Lipases namely Mucor miehei, Pseudomonas cepacia, Rhizopus delemar, Geotrichum candidum, Candida rugosa, Porcine pancreas-II, Pseudomonas fluorescence, and Candida antarctica lipase-B (Novozyme-435) were employed for biodiesel synthesis from spent coffee oil. Around 96% oil-to-biodiesel conversion was obtained using Novozyme-435 as a catalyst at 1:5 oil-to-methanol molar ratio and 40ºC. Total spent coffee grounds generated at the North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus (NWU PC) was estimated which could be used to produce 162 L of biodiesel. A waste valorization strategy was devised for converting organic wastes produced at the NWU PC to bioenergy

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Karmee, S.K. et al. 2018. Biofuel production from spent coffee grounds via lipase catalysis. Energy sources, Part A: recovery, utilization and environmental effects, 40(3):294-300. [https://doi.org/10.1080/15567036.2017.1415394]

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