Guilherme Rezende Costa

Mr. Guilherme Rezende Costa

Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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Academic Career Length

5Years (2022-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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11 November 2022 in Catalysts
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JJJosé Miguel Júnior
José Miguel Júnior
FMFernanda R. Mattos
Fernanda R. Mattos
GCGuilherme Rezende Costa
Guilherme Rezende Costa
AZAna B. R. Zurlo
Ana B. R. Zurlo
Roberto Fernandez-LafuenteRoberto Fernandez-Lafuente
Roberto Fernandez-Lafuente
AMAdriano A. Mendes
Adriano A. Mendes
The aim of this study was to produce several flavor esters via esterification of octanoic acid with different commercial short-chain alcohols (methanol, propanol, isoamyl alcohol, hexanol and benzyl alcohol) and fusel oil in solvent-free systems. Lipase Eversa® Transform 2.0 immobilized via mechanism of interfacial activation on poly(styrenene-divinylbenzene) (PSty-DVB) beads was used as heterogeneous biocatalyst and its catalytic performance was compared with that of the soluble lipase. The heterogeneous biocatalyst was prepared by employing 5 mmol·L−1 buffer sodium acetate at pH 5.0 and 25 °C using an initial protein loading of 40 mg·g−1. The maximum amount of immobilized protein reached was 31 mg·g−1, corresponding to an immobilization yield of 80%. Mass transfer studies demonstrated that the lipase was preferentially adsorbed inside the pores of the support, which was confirmed by scanning electron microscopy analysis. Lipase immobilization can be described by a pseudo-first-order kinetic model via a physisorption process. When used as biocatalysts of the target reactions, the highest conversion percentage (between 65% and 85% of acid conversion after 60–90 min of reaction) values were achieved for esterification reactions catalyzed by immobilized lipase. Reusability tests revealed high retention of the original activity of the immobilized lipase after six successive batch reactions using isoamyl alcohol (47%) and fusel oil (72%). The proposed reaction systems can be considered green processes (EcoScale score above 80), with exception of methanol medium, classified as an acceptable green process (EcoScale score of 68). These results show that the heterogeneous biocatalyst prepared can be an economic and sustainable option for flavor esters production on an industrial scale.

24 May 2024 in Journal of Polymers and the Environment
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GCGuilherme Rezende Costa
Guilherme Rezende Costa
MNMarcus Vinícius Nascimento
Marcus Vinícius Nascimento
BMBraz de Souza Marotti
Braz de Souza Marotti
VAValdeir Arantes
Valdeir Arantes

5 March 2026 in International Journal of Biological Macromolecules
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GCGuilherme Rezende Costa
Guilherme Rezende Costa
JPJoão Otávio Panichi
João Otávio Panichi
VAValdeir Arantes
Valdeir Arantes