| abstract |
IMMOBILIZED ENZYME-MEMBRANE COMPLEXES ARE PREPARED BY ADJUSTING THE PH OF AN AQUEOUS MIXTURE OF AN ACTIVE ENZYME AND AN ENZYME-IMMOBILIZING CARRIER MATERIAL SO THAT THE ENZYME AND THE CARRIE MATERIAL BOTH EXPERIENCE CHARGE SEPARATION AT THE MOLECULAR OR COLLOIDAL LEVELS, AND INTRODUCING THE AQUEOUS MIXTURE INTO AN ELECTRO-DEPOSITION VESSEL PROVIDED WITH AT LEAST ONE CATHODE AND AT LEAST ONE ANODE ACROSS WHICH AN ELECTRIAL POTENIAL IS APPLIED TO DEPOSIT AN IMMOBILIZED ENZYME-MEMBRANE COMPLEX OF ENZYME AND CARRIER MATERIAL ONTO THE SURFACE OF AT LEAST ONE OF THE ELECTRODES. THIS PROCESS IS PARTICULARLY SUITABLE FOR COATING IMMOBILIZED ENZYME-MEMBRANE COMPLEXES ONTO GEOMETRIC SUPPORTS USED FOR BIOCATALYTIC MODULES. THE PROCESS CAN BE ADAPTED FOR CONTINUOUS MANUFACTURE OF ENZYME-MEMBRANE COMPLEXES SIMPLY BY MAKING ONE OF THE ELECTRODES A MOVING ROLL WITH A MEANS OF CONTINUOUS STRIPPING. |