BIOTECHNOLOGICAL CONTINUOUS PROCESS FOR HYDROLYSIS OF CARBOHYDRATES WITH SIMULTANEOUS FURTHER PROCESSING OF PRODUCTS RESULTING FROM THE DECOMPOSITION OF MICRO-ORGANISMS

摘要

A process enables production of ethanol, butyl alcohol, acetone, lactic acids and glycerine from substrates normally not fermentable during a single fermentation stage by the simultaneous addition of hydrolysing and immobilizing enzymes and flock-type bacteria in a tower reactor. For this purpose enzyme flocks are produced having similar physical properties to those of bacteria flocks, and they are introduced with the latter in the tower reactor. The reactor comprises a widened end piece and a cylinder inserted in the latter so that the product which overflows out of the cylinder is in a non-turbulent region. The enzymes thus remain in the reaction chamber and the bacteria become richer without the need for filters or membranes.