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Recycle hollow fiber enzyme reactor with flow swing
Author(s) -
Park Tai Hyun,
Kim In Ho,
Chang Ho Nam
Publication year - 1985
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.260270813
Subject(s) - square wave , amplitude , fiber , swing , sine wave , volumetric flow rate , lactose , mechanics , materials science , chemistry , ultrafiltration (renal) , substrate (aquarium) , chromatography , analytical chemistry (journal) , composite material , optics , acoustics , physics , biology , biochemistry , quantum mechanics , voltage , ecology
The hollow fiber enzyme reactor with pulsation developed by Kim and Chang (1983) was operated in a differential mode by recycling a substrate solution, in order to assess the efficiency of ultrafiltration swing. The rates of lactose conversion by β‐galactosidase contained in the shell side of the reactor were measured to determine the effects of recirculation rate, pulsation period, and amplitude. The conversion increased with the increase of recirculation flow rate and the amplitude while variation in period affected the conversion relatively little. The maximum increase of 113% in the activity was observed in the reactor with pulsation as compared to that without pulsation. The two‐compartment model well described the experimental data obtained in this study. Square‐wave pulsation was theoretically more effective in increasing conversion than sine wave pulsation. However, in experimental operation the damping effect of the hollow fiber wall narrowed the difference between these two wave forms.