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Glycerol carbonate is a key bifunctional compound employed as solvent, additive, monomer, and chemical intermediate. Candida antarctica lipase B (CalB) is an efficient biocatalyst for many organic synthesis reactions. We found that CalB catalyzed the synthesis of glycerol
carbonate and biodiesel from triglyceride and dimethyl carbonate through transesterification. Various organic solvents including t-butanol and tetrahydrofuran were used as the reaction medium to enhance the formation rate of glycerol carbonate and biodiesel.