Integration of Enzymatic Catalysts in a Continuous Reactive Distillation Column: Reaction Kinetics and Process Simulation
Integration of Enzymatic Catalysts in a Continuous Reactive Distillation Column: Reaction Kinetics and Process Simulation
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DOI:
10.1021/ie502827f
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发表时间:
2014-12
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4.2
通讯作者:
René Heils;Alexander Niesbach;Matthias Wierschem;D. Claus;Sebastian Soboll;P. Lutze;I. Smirnova
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作者:
René Heils;Alexander Niesbach;Matthias Wierschem;D. Claus;Sebastian Soboll;P. Lutze;I. Smirnova
This work presents a feasibility study for an enzymatic reaction in a continuously operated reactive distillation column. As a model reaction, the transesterification of ethyl butyrate with n-butanol in the presence of lipase CALB was considered. For use in the distillation column, lipase CALB was immobilized by entrapment in a hydrophobic silica xerogel and introduced as granulate into the catalytic packing Katapak-SP-11. The reaction kinetics was experimentally determined for different concentration and temperature ranges and described by means of the Michaelis–Menten double-substrate kinetic model in combination with the Arrhenius model. With these kinetic data, process simulations were carried out with an Aspen Custom Modeler nonequilibrium-stage model validated for a DN50 pilot-scale column. The concentration of n-butanol in the reactive section was maintained low to decrease the inhibiting effects on the enzyme. For an optimized setup and operating conditions, conversion rates of more than 90% were ...