Gluconic acid production from sucrose in an airlift reactor using a multi-enzyme system |
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Authors: | Agnes Cristina Oliveira Mafra Felipe Fernando Furlan Alberto Colli Badino Paulo Waldir Tardioli |
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Affiliation: | 1.Postgraduate Program in Chemical Engineering of the Federal University of S?o Carlos (PPGEQ/UFSCar),S?o Carlos,Brazil;2.Department of Chemical Engineering,Federal University of S?o Carlos,S?o Carlos,Brazil |
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Abstract: | Sucrose from sugarcane is produced in abundance in Brazil, which provides an opportunity to manufacture other high-value products. Gluconic acid (GA) can be produced by multi-enzyme conversion of sucrose using the enzymes invertase, glucose oxidase, and catalase. In this process, one of the byproducts is fructose, which has many commercial applications. This work concerns the batch mode production of GA in an airlift reactor fed with sucrose as substrate. Evaluation was made of the influence of temperature and pH, as well as the thermal stability of the enzymes. Operational conditions of 40 °C and pH 6.0 were selected, based on the enzymatic activity profiles and the thermal stabilities. Under these conditions, the experimental data could be accurately described by kinetic models. The maximum yield of GA was achieved within 3.8 h, with total conversion of sucrose and glucose and a volumetric productivity of around 7.0 g L?1 h?1. |
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