Premium
Gas phase acetaldehyde production in a continuous bioreactor
Author(s) -
Hwang Soon Ook,
Trantolo Debra J.,
Wise Donald L.
Publication year - 1993
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.260420515
Subject(s) - acetaldehyde , bioreactor , amberlite , alcohol oxidase , chemistry , packed bed , continuous production , chromatography , continuous flow , ethanol , biocatalysis , alcohol , chemical engineering , organic chemistry , catalysis , adsorption , biochemistry , reaction mechanism , pichia pastoris , physics , mechanics , engineering , gene , recombinant dna
Abstract The gas phase continuous production of acetaldehyde was studied with particular emphasis on the development of biocatalyst (alcohol oxidase on solid phase support materials) for a fixed bed reactor. Based on the experimental results in a batch bioreactor, the biocatalysts were prepared by immobilization of alcohol oxidase on Amberlite IRA‐400, packed into a column, and the continuous acetaldehyde production in the gas phase by alcohol oxidase was performed. The effects of the reaction temperature, flow rates of gaseous stream, and ethanol vapor concentration on the performance of the continuous bioreactor were investigated. © 1993 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.