Molecules 2011, 16(6), 4672-4680; doi:10.3390/molecules16064672
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Determining Optimum Conditions for Lipase-Catalyzed Synthesis of Triethanolamine (TEA)-Based Esterquat Cationic Surfactant by a Taguchi Robust Design Method

Hamid Reza Fard Masoumi, Anuar Kassim* email, Mahiran Basri and Dzulkifly Kuang Abdullah
Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400, Selangor, Malaysia
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Received: 12 April 2011; in revised form: 3 May 2011 / Accepted: 4 May 2011 / Published: 3 June 2011
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Abstract: A Taguchi robust design method with an L9 orthogonal array was implemented to optimize experimental conditions for the biosynthesis of triethanolamine (TEA)-based esterquat cationic surfactants using an enzymatic reaction method. The esterification reaction conversion% was considered as the response. Enzyme amount, reaction time, reaction temperature and molar ratio of substrates, [oleic acid: triethanolamine (OA:TEA)] were chosen as main parameters. As a result of the Taguchi analysis in this study, the molar ratio of substrates was found to be the most influential parameter on the esterification reaction conversion%. The amount of enzyme in the reaction had also a significant effect on reaction conversion%.
Keywords: Taguchi design; optimization; esterquat; cationic surfactant; biosynthesis

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Masoumi, H.R.F.; Kassim, A.; Basri, M.; Abdullah, D.K. Determining Optimum Conditions for Lipase-Catalyzed Synthesis of Triethanolamine (TEA)-Based Esterquat Cationic Surfactant by a Taguchi Robust Design Method. Molecules 2011, 16, 4672-4680.

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Masoumi HRF, Kassim A, Basri M, Abdullah DK. Determining Optimum Conditions for Lipase-Catalyzed Synthesis of Triethanolamine (TEA)-Based Esterquat Cationic Surfactant by a Taguchi Robust Design Method. Molecules. 2011; 16(6):4672-4680.

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Masoumi, Hamid Reza Fard; Kassim, Anuar; Basri, Mahiran; Abdullah, Dzulkifly Kuang. 2011. "Determining Optimum Conditions for Lipase-Catalyzed Synthesis of Triethanolamine (TEA)-Based Esterquat Cationic Surfactant by a Taguchi Robust Design Method." Molecules 16, no. 6: 4672-4680.

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