The effect of water concentration on the activity and stability of CLECs in supercritical CO2 in continuous operation

In this study the effect of the water concn. on a crystd. enzyme of Candida antarctica lipase B (ChiroCLEC-CAB) in supercrit. carbon dioxide (scCO2) is studied. The model reaction used is the enantioselective esterification of racemic 1-Ph ethanol with vinyl acetate; the reaction is performed in scC...

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Published in:Journal of Molecular Catalysis B: Enzymatic
Main Authors: Dijkstra, Z.J., Weyten, H., Willems, L., Keurentjes, J.T.F.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: 2006
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Online Access:https://research.tue.nl/en/publications/ffa31b9a-ee1d-4c0f-adfc-2de4da63c2cd
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.molcatb.2006.01.035
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Summary:In this study the effect of the water concn. on a crystd. enzyme of Candida antarctica lipase B (ChiroCLEC-CAB) in supercrit. carbon dioxide (scCO2) is studied. The model reaction used is the enantioselective esterification of racemic 1-Ph ethanol with vinyl acetate; the reaction is performed in scCO2 at 40 DegC and 90 bar in batch and in continuous operation. Kinetic parameters have been derived from continuous expts., leading to a catalytic turnover no. of 0.95 s-1. The optimum activity is reached at low water concns. (0.05 g L-1). At lower concns., CO2 is stripping water from the enzyme leading to deactivation. However, adding a small amt. of water to the substrates can reverse this deactivation and the enzyme activity is restored. [on SciFinder (R)]