A study of the cross-linking immobilization of [beta]-galactosidase from Kluyveromyces lactis on graphite surfaces is reported here. The cross-linking reagent was glutaraldehyde. Thermal deactivation of the immobilized enzyme at the temperatures from 35 to 55°C was investigated, and the deactivation rate was found to follow the Arrhenius law with the activation energy of about 200 kJ mol-1 for the deactivation of the immobilized enzyme. The temperature-activity curves are similar for both the free and immobilized enzyme. However, the maximum activity of the immobilized enzyme was shifted up from 40°C to 50°C compared with that of the free enzyme. The pH for the maximum activity of the immobilized enzyme to occur has been found to increase by 1.1 to 7.7 U compared with the free enzyme. Lactose hydrolysis in a skim milk using the immobilized enzyme has also been investigated in a continuous enzymatic reactor. The related mechanisms of the hydrolysis process are discussed.