Ultrafiltration of Endo-Pectinase Solution with a Static Mixer Placed in a Ceramic Membrane

Industrially important extracellular hydrolytic enzymes of microbial origin are usually manufactured by solid-state or submerged cultivations, both of them having its own strengths and weaknesses [1]. The main characteristic of submerged productions is that the enzymes are obtained in a much diluted form and therefore, choice of the operations in downstream processing have to allow enzymes concentration and purification that will be economically efficient. Moreover, the chosen technique has also to take care of preservation of enzymes fragile structure that is associated to their biological function.