Biocatalytic reduction of benzaldehyde using vegetable wastes as enzyme sources
Published 2017-09-20
Keywords
- Benzaldehyde,
- benzyl alcohol,
- biocatalytic reduction,
- vegetable waste.
- Benzaldehído,
- alcohol bencílico,
- reducción biocatalítica,
- desechos vegetales no lineales.
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Abstract
The aqueous extracts of the following vegetable wastes were used as an enzyme source to reduce benzaldehyde to benzyl alcohol: capulin, mamey, green pepper, chili, and avocado seeds; bean, turnip rape, fava bean, lima bean, and jinicuil pods; papaya peel, and chive leaves. The highest conversions of benzaldehyde were obtained with the capulin and mamey seeds, bean pods and chive leaves (86%, 77%, 54%, and 45% of benzyl alcohol respectively). The biocatalytic methodology proposed avoids the generation of chemical toxic waste because metallic reducing agents are used in the chemical reduction; and the biological residues can be used as fertilizers. This procedure complies with some of the principles of green chemistry.