Chapter 19. Design of Biocatalytic Processes

  1. Prof. Dr. Andreas Sebastian Bommarius1,
  2. Dr. Bettina R. Riebel2

Published Online: 28 JAN 2005

DOI: 10.1002/3527602364.ch19

Biocatalysis

Biocatalysis

How to Cite

Bommarius, A. S. and Riebel, B. R. (2005) Design of Biocatalytic Processes, in Biocatalysis, Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim, FRG. doi: 10.1002/3527602364.ch19

Author Information

  1. 1

    School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Parker H. Petit Biotechnology Institute, Georgia Institute of Technology, 315 Ferst Drive, N. W. Atlanta, GA 30332-0363, USA

  2. 2

    Emory University School of Medicine, Whitehead Research Building, 615 Michael Street, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA

Publication History

  1. Published Online: 28 JAN 2005
  2. Published Print: 28 JAN 2004

ISBN Information

Print ISBN: 9783527303441

Online ISBN: 9783527602360

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Keywords:

  • biocatalytic processes;
  • enzyme processes;
  • high-fructose corn syrup (HFCS);
  • glucose;
  • glucose isomerase (GI);
  • enzyme kinetics;
  • fixed-bed enzyme reactor;
  • enzyme membrane reactor;
  • enantiomerically pure hydrophobic alcohols;
  • organometallic catalyst

Summary

  • Design of Enzyme Processes: High-Fructose Corn Syrup (HFCS)

    • Manufacture of HFCS from Glucose with Glucose Isomerase (GI): Process Details

    • Mathematical Model for the Description of the Enzyme Kinetics of Glucose Isomerase (GI)

    • Evaluation of the Model of the GI Reaction in the Fixed-Bed Reactor

    • Productivity of a Fixed-Bed Enzyme Reactor

  • Processing of Fine Chemicals or Pharmaceutical Intermediates in an Enzyme Membrane Reactor

    • Introduction

    • Determination of Process Parameters of a Membrane Reactor

    • Large-Scale Applications of Membrane Reactors

  • Production of Enantiomerically Pure Hydrophobic Alcohols: Comparison of Different Process Routes and Reactor Configurations

    • Isolated Enzyme Approach

    • Whole-Cell Approach

    • Organometallic Catalyst Approach

    • Comparison of Different Catalytic Reduction Strategies