Water transfer kinetics in a water activity control system designed for biocatalysis in organic media

Enzyme and Microbial Technology

Volumn 21, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 496-501

  Kaur, Jasmedh ^a   Wehtje, Ernst ^b   Adlercreutz, Patrick ^b   Chand, Subhash ^a   Mattiasson, Bo ^b  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY DELHI   (India)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Diffusion coefficient; Saturated salt solutions; Water activity control

Indexed keywords

DIFFUSION; ESTERS; MASS TRANSFER; ORGANIC SOLVENTS; SALTS; SOLUTIONS; WATER;

SATURATED SOLUTIONS; WATER ACTIVITY CONTROL; WATER TRANSFER;

ENZYMES;

ACETIC ACID ETHYL ESTER; ORGANIC SOLVENT; SILICONE; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SOLVENT; WATER;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; DIFFUSION COEFFICIENT; HYDROPHILICITY; KINETICS; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT; SOLUBILITY;

EID: 0343471409     PISSN: 01410229     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0141-0229(97)00022-7     Document Type: Article

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