A hyperefficient process for enzymatic cellulose hydrolysis in the intensive mass transfer reactor

✍ Scribed by Arkady P. Sinitsyn; Alexander V. Gusakov; Igor Yu. Davydkin; Valery Yu. Davydkin; Oksana V. Protas

• Book ID: 104633013
• Publisher: Springer Netherlands
• Year: 1993
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 322 KB
• Volume: 15
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0141-5492
• DOI: 10.1007/bf00128320

✦ Synopsis

A new type of bioreactor, the intensive mass transfer reactor (IMTR), has been developed for enzymatic hydrolysis of cellulose. Using T. reesei cellulases (2 FPU/ml), 3.5-6% of sugars were obtained in the IMTR after 0.5-2 h of cellulose hydrolysis with a productivity of 30-73 g/l.h.