Lipase-Catalyzed Synthesis of Cetyl Palmitate in the Presence of n-Hexane and Ethyl Ether

Table 2

Effect of temperature and solvent to substrates’ mass ratio on the palmitic acid conversion.

Temperature (°C)	n-hexane to reagents mass ratio	Conversion (%)
55	0.5	31.9
	1	32.5
	2	30.6
	3	31.7
37.5	1	23.8
	2	23.7
	3	24.6

Reaction conditions: stirring speed of 600 rpm, initial molar ratio of palmitic acid to cetyl palmitate of 1 : 1, catalyst loading of 1 wt% (in relation to the total mass of substrates), and reaction time of 0.5 h. Standard uncertainty is (conversion) = 2.0%.