Mixed matrix for process intensification in electrodialysis of amino acids

Abstract

Amino acids are valuable intermediates in the biobased economy for the production of chemicals. Electro-membrane processes combined with enzymatic modification have been investigated as an alternative technology for the fractionation of a mixture of amino acids with almost identical charge behavior. Up to now, the modification and subsequent separation were performed in two separate reactors. An interesting approach is the integration of both unit operations into one single device using mixed matrix membranes (MMMs) as platform for enzymatic conversio