Chemo-Enzymatic Epoxidation of Unsaturated Fatty Acids
Epoxy fatty acids are useful molecules and find a number of applications e.g. as PVC plasticisers and stabilisers, additives in polyurethane production, reactive diluents in paints, corrosion protection agents, etc. Chemo-enzymatic epoxidation of unsaturated fatty acids has been studied; the peracid formation was catalysed by immobilised Candida antarctica lipase B (Novozym 435), and hydrogen per