Zhong Jin-fen
2013
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Modern Food Science and Technology
Abstract
Butyl lactate is an important green solvent, which was widely used in food and cosmetic industries. Enzymatic process for the synthesis of butyl lactate provides high-efficient manufacture. An empirical model for predicting conversion of the synthesis of n-butyl lactate by lipase-catalyzed esterification was proposed based on the relationships of reaction time, reaction temperature and lipase concentration in a given n-butyl alcohol/lactic acid molar ratio(1.5:1). The model of Er, % = 0.168×D0.018×(T-7.5) ×Ln(1+100t) was established, with a good correlation(R2= 0.995) between the experimental data and predicting data. Such data would be valuable for the process control and optimization during the synthesis of n-butyl lactate.