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Biotechnological Applications of Membrane Systems in the Agro-Food Industry

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Membrane technology can offer an enormous contribution to the development of biotechnological processes in the agro-food industry. The separation features of membrane systems, when coupled to chemical biotransformations, permit reduction in plant space, in capital costs and, generally, better overall performances.

In this paper the attention is focused on the immobilization of biocatalyst, enzymes or whole cells, in membrane systems, characterized by different configurations. Afterwards a brief review of some biotechnological applications in the agro-food industry is presented.

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  1. Department of Chemistry, University of Calabria, 87030, Arcavacata (CS), Italy

    G. Iorio & V. Calabro’

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  1. Department of Chemical Engineering, College of Engineering (I.S.T.), Technical University of Lisbon, Portugal

    Ana Caetano  & Maria Norberta De Pinho  & 

  2. Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials, University of Calabria, Arcavacata di Rende, Italy

    Enrico Drioli

  3. Environment Institute, Joint Research Centre, Commission of the European Union, Ispra (VA), Italy

    Herbert Muntau

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Iorio, G., Calabro’, V. (1995). Biotechnological Applications of Membrane Systems in the Agro-Food Industry. In: Caetano, A., De Pinho, M.N., Drioli, E., Muntau, H. (eds) Membrane Technology: Applications to Industrial Wastewater Treatment. Environmental Science and Technology, vol 1. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-0211-7_7

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