Designing a stable continuous fluid catalytic xylem-based reactor with a high mass transfer efficiency via in situ grown ZIF-8-immobilized β-glucosidase on natural directional channel

Recently, continuous-fluid catalysis technology has been widely used in biocatalysis. However, the poor stability of the reactor-supported enzyme and expensive manufacturing cost of the reactor restrict its use. Herein, a wood-based bioreactor, β-glucosidase@ zeolitic imidazolate framework-8@delignified wood (β-Glu@ZIF-8@DW), with attractive features was developed. The naturally oriented channels of the xylem-based reactor enable high throughput. The interference of the fluids through the porous inner walls in the directional channels of the xylem-based reactor considerably increased the probability of contact between the substrate and enzyme. Resveratrol with multifaceted biological activities exists in many plants, including Mulberry (Morus spp., Moraceae) and Camellia sinensis and Polygonum cuspidatum (P. cuspidatum) . However, it mainly presents in its glycosylated form (polydatin) rather than as free resveratrol in plant. To improve the acquisition of resveratrol, continuous convert polydatin into resveratrol by a bioreactor is a good strategy. The conversion rate of polydatin using the as-prepared reactor reached 98.98% in 2 h. The uniform distribution of β-Glu@ZIF-8 in the channel increased the stability of the bioreactor with an 80.28% conversion rate after seven cycles. The reactor provided an excellent strategy for continuous catalysis, which can be used for industrial production with low synthesis costs and high mass transfer efficiency. Therefore, it has great potential for commercial applications.