COMPARISON OF AIRLIFT AND STIRRED-TANK REACTORS FOR IMMOBILIZED ENZYME-REACTIONS

被引:11
作者
CHANG, CM [1 ]
LU, WJ [1 ]
OWN, KS [1 ]
HWANG, SJ [1 ]
机构
[1] TSING HWA UNIV, DEPT CHEM ENGN, HSINCHU, TAIWAN
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10.1016/0032-9592(94)80006-5
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Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
学科分类号
071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
A concentric airlift reactor and stirred tank reactors have been compared for use with immobilized enzyme. Mixing efficiency, specific power input, shear stress, and enzyme stability were compared and discussed. Immobilized penicillin acylase was used as an example for this study. The airlift reactor was found to be superior to the stirred tank reactors in enzyme stability and specific power requirement. Because of lower shear stress and less broken fine enzyme fragments, using an airlift reactor may also be advantageous for downstream product separation.
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