New publication published in Chemie Ingenieur Technik

Alina Tauriainen and her co-authors are developing a new 3D-printed enzyme reactor to better and faster utilize renewable resources through immobilized enzymes with biocatalysis. In their study, enzyme reactors were modified with a laccase from Trametes versicolor . The enzymes were immobilized by a special surface treatment and subsequent coupling of the enzyme to the surface of the reactor. Although a decrease in the activity of the tightly bound enzymes compared to free enzymes was observed, they were much more stable when exposed to heat or fluctuations in acidity. A two-phase Taylor flow and a coiled flow inverter (CFI) improved the conversion of the substrates and increased the mass transfer. The immobilized substances remain active even after repeated storage and reuse. This makes them very promising for biocatalytic applications.

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