Process for the treatment of stable emulsions from whole-cell biotransformations using phase inversion

摘要

The process according to the invention serves to work up a stable emulsion comprising constituents of whole-cell biotransformations such as cells, soluble cell constituents, organic solvents and / or water. In this case, the emulsion which is stable after the biotransformation is treated with further organic phase portions and then the mixture is stirred continuously until a catastrophic phase inversion of the emulsion takes place during mixing, then this phase-inverted mixture is transferred to a settling tank where the phases of the emulsion separate and can be separated from each other.