Date: Tuesday, 25 June 2024
Time: 09:00 - 10:00 CEST
Session code 6BV.2
Processes for bio-based chemicals and materials 1
Hydroxy Fatty Acid Production by Chemo-Enzymatic Conversion of Waste Cooking Oils
Short Introductive summary
The development of biorefinery approaches is of great relevance for the sustainable production of valuable compounds. In accordance with circular economy principles, waste cooking oils (WCOs) are renewable resources and biorefinery feedstocks, which contribute to a reduced impact on the environment. Frequently, this waste is wrongly disposed of into municipal sewage systems, thereby creating problems for the environment and increasing treatment costs in wastewater treatment plants. In this study, regenerated WCOs, which were intended for the production of biofuels, were transformed through a chemo-enzymatic approach to produce hydroxy fatty acids, useful platforms for polyester production. Escherichia coli whole cell biocatalyst containing the recombinantly produced Elizabethkingia meningoseptica Oleate hydratase (Em_OhyA) was used for the biocatalytic hydration of crude WCOs-derived unsaturated free fatty acids for the production of hydroxy fatty acids.
Presenter
Antonio CAPORUSSO
University of Bari Aldo Moro, Biosciences, Biotechnology and Environment
Presenter's biography
My name is Antonio Caporusso and I am an industrial biotechnologist with a Ph.D. in Agricultural, Forestry and Environmental Sciences. I am currently a research fellow at the University of Bari, Aldo Moro. I deal with biorefinery processes and in particular with the bioconversion of residual biomass
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Co-authors:
A. Biundo, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari, ITALY
P. Caramia, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari, ITALY
G. Agrimi, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari, ITALY
I. Pisano, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari, ITALY
Session reference: 6BV.2.23