ANALYSIS OF THE INITIAL STAGES.OF ENZYME IMMOBILIZATION IN POROUS SOLIDS
- 1 November 1981
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Chemical Engineering Communications
- Vol. 12 (4) , 221-240
- https://doi.org/10.1080/00986448108910839
Abstract
This work considers the initial stages of enzyme immobilization in solids with pores of much greater diameter than the enzyme molecule. The enzyme immobilization rate is assumed during this time to be first-order with respect to the enzyme concentration in the pore fluid. An analytical solution for this model is obtained using finite Sturm-Liouville integral transforms. Asymptotic expressions for the case of large reservoirs of immobilizing fluid are also determined by application of a multiscale perturbation analysis.Keywords
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