STTR Phase I: Novel Membrane Reactors for Biosynthesis

这个小型企业技术转让（STTR）第一期项目是开发一个反应器，用于将植物油或其产生的脂肪酸加工成糖酯。膜反应器系统被设想为对小分子、氢和水具有渗透性。脂肪酸和糖的酯化反应将在非水环境中进行，反应器中的水位将由膜特性和跨膜压力控制。预计在低酶浓度下可获得高转化为糖酯。此外，反应器的连续运行可以提高生产率。

This Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Phase I project is to develop a reactor for the processing of vegetable oils or their resulting fatty acids to sugar esters. The membrane reactor system is envisioned to be permeable to small molecules, hydrogen and water. The esterification of fatty acids and sugars will occur in a non-aqueous environment and the water level in the reactor will be controlled by membrane properties and transmembrane pressure. It is expected that high conversion to sugar esters can be obtained at low enzyme concentrations. Moreover, continuous operation of the reactor can result in high productivity.