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Ultrafiltration of Water/Oil Microemulsions in Biocatalysis
Author(s) -
Orlich Bernhard,
Schomäcker Reinhard
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
chemical engineering and technology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.403
H-Index - 81
eISSN - 1521-4125
pISSN - 0930-7516
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1521-4125(199909)22:9<753::aid-ceat753>3.0.co;2-q
Subject(s) - microemulsion , biocatalysis , ultrafiltration (renal) , chemistry , substrate (aquarium) , organic chemistry , solvent , organic solvent , chemical engineering , chromatography , catalysis , reaction mechanism , biochemistry , pulmonary surfactant , engineering , oceanography , geology
The tailored reaction media of water and an organic solvent for enzymatic synthesis have been of great interst during recent years. These two‐or multiphase systems are suitable for less water soluble substrates by increasing the substrate and product concentrations. A frequent problem when using organic reaction media is that the enzyme is quickly denatured. The requirements for bioconvertion of hydrophobic substrates are fulfilled by using water/oil‐microemulsions as the reaction media.