BACKGROUND: In this work, lipase B from Candida antarctica (CaLB) was immobilized on Purolite ® ECR8205F, Purolite ® ECR8214F and Immobead ® IB150 P epoxy resins with no modification to their surfaces. Biocatalysts were evaluated for thermal stability and applied in reactions of hydrolysis, esterification and the synthesis of glyceryl carbonate by transesterification with dimethyl-carbonate both with glycerol and Macauba oil as well as dynamic kinetic resolution of -methylbenzylamine, all of them compared with commercial Novozyme 435 ® .