On the dynamics of immobilized enzyme kinetics in a microreactor: A study of AP-catalyzed reactions

The kinetics of immobilized enzyme-catalyzed reactions in microreactors differ from those in macro-scale reactors. Recognizing this, a recent study (Patnaik 2011) based on a new interpretation of the kinetics of AP-catalyzed reactions showed that dynamic behavior is feasible only certain loci relating key kinetic parameters. That work has been extended here, and the kinetic parameters have now been related to bulk phase concentrations, thereby providing a link with the reaction system per se. It has also been shown that under certain conditions the reaction may become self-quenching but either monotonically or as damped oscillations. These two studies thus establish the importance of understanding kinetic dynamics in microreactors and in selecting feasible operating conditions.