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Combined external and internal mass transfer effects in heterogeneous (enzyme) catalysis
Author(s) -
Frouws M. J.,
Vellenga K.,
De Wilt H. G. J.
Publication year - 1976
Publication title -
biotechnology and bioengineering
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.136
H-Index - 189
eISSN - 1097-0290
pISSN - 0006-3592
DOI - 10.1002/bit.260180105
Subject(s) - mass transfer , chemistry , catalysis , enzyme catalysis , enzyme , biochemistry , chromatography
Abstract A graphical method is outlined in order to calculate the conversion under combined intra‐ and extraparticle transport limitations using the existing effectiveness factor charts for intraparticle diffusion. This method is applied to the case of an immobilized enzyme, assuming that the kinetics are of the Michaelis‐Menten type.