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Table 1 Main parameters used for the design of the recombinant enzyme production process

From: Techno-economic analysis of the industrial production of a low-cost enzyme using E. coli: the case of recombinant β-glucosidase

Parameter

Assumption

Enzyme titer after primary recovery and concentration

15 g/L

Annual operating time of the enzyme production unit

7920 h (330 days)

Nominal volume of the main bioreactor

100 m3

Maximum working volume of the fermenter

80%

Temperature

26 °C

Overpressure

150 kPa

Fermenter material

Stainless steel—grade 316 (SS316)

µ

0.23 h−1

pH

6.8

Glucose concentration (during fed-batch phase)

1.5 g/L

pO2

20%

Nominal volume of the main bioreactor

100 m3

Enzyme titer after primary recovery and concentration

15 g/L

Annual operating time of the enzyme production unit

7920 h (330 days)