Technical aspects of separation and simultaneous enzymatic reaction in multiphase enzyme membrane reactors

The technical aspects of the membrane extraction of a compound either from aqueous phase into apolar organic solvent phase or from the apolar phase to the aqueous one and the enzymatic conversion of the solute in a multiphase enzyme membrane reactor are considered. The application possibilities, the selection aspects of membrane material as well as the solvent phase, the w ater content and its control, the method of the enzyme immobilisation and t he operation of the extraction/reaction system are discussed.