Abstract

The activities of cellulase, α-amylase, and acid protease in ethanol + water at elevated CO2 pressure were investigated. The experimental results indicated that the operating conditions of under 30% (mass percent) ethanol concentration and lower than 35 °C were quite suitable for cellulase−ethanol−water systems using high-pressure CO2, but α-amylase treated with high-pressure CO2 was liable to denature. The results also showed that it was suitable to precipitate acid protease in high-pressure CO2 (upward 6.86 MPa) within a wide range of ethanol concentration (upward 50%) and temperature (under 60 °C).

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