The South China University of Technology

Fanghua Wang

Bo Yang

Yonghua Wang

Xuehui Li

Huayong Chen

Dongming Lan

Zhigang Li

Weifei Wang

Daoming Li

Dongqi Zhu

An enzymatic method for preparing glyceryl butyrate, comprising: (1) carrying out an esterification reaction between n-butyric acid and glycerol using lipase as a catalyst, ethyl acetate and/or ethyl formate as an additive; (2) separating the reaction product, recovering the additive by distillation under reduced pressure to obtain glyceryl butyrate. The invention uses lipase as a catalyst to catalyze the esterification reaction of n-butyric acid and glycerin at normal temperature and normal pressure, reduces the energy consumption of the reaction. Also, the reaction condition is mild, no side reaction happens, and no water-carrying agent is used. In addition, the additive increases the catalytic efficiency of the lipase and the conversion rate of butyric acid.

Enzymatic method for preparing glyceryl butyrate

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Guangzhou, China

Fanghua Wang