Water activity control in enzymatic esterification processes

Enzyme and Microbial Technology

Volumn 21, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 502-510

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

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY DELHI   (India)

Author keywords

Diffusion coefficient; Lipase; Molecular sieves; Neat substrate reactions; Reactor design; Silicone tubings

Indexed keywords

DIFFUSION; ESTERIFICATION; KETONES; ORGANIC SOLVENTS; SALTS; SOLUTIONS; WATER;

ENZYMATIC REACTIONS; SATURATED SOLUTIONS; WATER ACTIVITY CONTROL;

ENZYMES;

ALKANONE; IMMOBILIZED ENZYME; SILICONE; SODIUM CHLORIDE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL LIPASE; WATER;

ARTICLE; BIOREACTOR; DIFFUSION COEFFICIENT; ENZYME MECHANISM; ESTERIFICATION;

EID: 0343907203     PISSN: 01410229     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0141-0229(97)00027-6     Document Type: Article

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