Improvement of process productivity and product purity by the application of a membrane phase contactor in enzymatic conversions

Additionally, the (bio)catalyst can be concentrated in the zone of high substrate concentration through an oriented immobilization of the (bio)catalyst on the surface of membrane in the form of a hydrated gel layer. Such process solution enables full integration of substrate mass transport rate with the rate of its transformation, which ensures exceptionally high purity of the reaction products in the receiving phase free of the substrate and catalyst.