Increasing reaction rate and conversion in the spinning cloth disc reactor: Investigating the effect of using multiple enzyme immobilized cloths

摘要: Abstract The spinning cloth disc reactor (SCDR) is a novel mesh supported enzyme rotating system for process intensification. In this study, to increase the loading in SCDR, new operational mode was designed by increasing number of cloths used SCDR form multi-cloth stack on disc. To test its effectiveness, influence reaction conversion and rate investigated. flow within characterized residence time distribution (RTD) analysis an imaging dye penetration SCDR. For different tributyrin substrate concentrations (10–40 g L−1), increased when from one two, indicating that can be easily tailored desired simply changing immobilized cloths. mean with at speeds rates, due existing inside volume stack. tanks-in-series (N) decreased as disc, more caused larger deviation plug flow. visual study showed would not essentially change types fluid could penetrate through three layers both low (100 rpm) high (400 rpm) speeds.