| abstract |
Immobilized lipase is produced by mixing an aqueous lipase solution with a particulate, macroporous, phenolformaldehyde adsorbent resin, and recovering and drying the resin having lipase immobilized thereon. The resin has a particle size such that more than 90% resin particles have a size between 100-1000 mu m. The immobilized lipase is used in a packed bed for continuous transesterfication of solvent free fats. Preferably, the lipase is Mucor miehei lipase. The immobilized lipase has on a dry basis at least 10 batch interesterification units (BIU) and at least 500 lipase units (LU). |