“…Dierent con®gurations of the immobilized enzyme reactor have been advanced for the hydrolysis of lactose in whey or milk, both in research and industry (Bakken et al, 1989(Bakken et al, , 1990(Bakken et al, , 1992Baret, 1987;Bo dalo et al, 1991;Dohan et al, 1980;Gekas and Lo pez-Leiva, 1985;Greenberg and Mahon-ey, 1981;Mahoney, 1985;Peterson et al, 1989;Pitcher et al, 1976;Pivarnik et al, 1995;Richmond et al, 1981;Van Griethuysen-Dilber et al, 1988). Of the carrier/ enzyme pairs described, none is ideal for commercial practice in regard to technological or economic criteria, and, therefore, new supports with speci®cally tailored properties and improved``lactases'' continue to appear in the literature.…”