Kinetics saccharification processes

Shiraishi et al. [49,50] immobilized glucoamylase of Rhizopus delemar in monolith structures and used them for saccharification of soluble starch. The process was studied at first in a batch reactor at SOX and 4.5 bar. The simplified kinetic model was developed. A continuous process was realized in a monolith reactor consisting of 10 pieces stacked on top of each other, where the blocks were rotated by ir/4 on their axes. The reaction rate at a glucose concentration of 460 g dm" was approximately two times higher than in a conventional industrial process. Conversion of 47% was reached at a space time of 12 hr. The half-life of enzyme was 79 days. 

Luo J, Xia L, Lin J, Cen P. Kinetics of simultaneous saccharification and lactic acid fermentation processes. Biotechnol Prog YI l fiT (sl-1. 

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