METHOD FOR PRODUCING ACRYLAMIDE FROM ACRYLONITRILE IN AN AQUEOUS SOLUTION

摘要

The present invention relates to methods for producing acrylamide from acrylonitrile in an aqueous solution with a Nitrile hydratase (NHase) producing microorganism in the presence of a saccharide. The present invention further relates to methods for reducing the amount of acrylic acid which is generated while producing acrylamide from acrylonitrile in an aqueous solution with the help of microorganisms. The methods of the present invention are further capable of reducing the reaction time necessary to convert acrylonitrile into acrylamide with a Nitrile hydratase (NHase) producing microorganism in an aqueous solution and of increasing the reaction rate of acrylonitrile into acrylamide mediated by a Nitrile hydratase (NHase) producing microorganism in an aqueous solution.