We present results for direct bio-electrocatalytic reduction of CO2 to C1 products using electrodes with immobilized enzymes. Enzymatic reduction reactions are well known from biological systems where CO2 is selectively reduced to formate, formaldehyde, or methanol at room temperature and ambient pressure. In the past, the use of such enzymatic reductions for CO2 was limited due to the necessit...

Immobilized lipases were applied to the enzymatic conversion of oils from spent coffee ground into biodiesel. Two lipases were selected for the study because of their conformational behavior analysed by Molecular Dynamics (MD) simulations taking into account that immobilization conditions affect conformational behavior of the lipases and ultimately, their efficiency upon immobilization. The enz...

We report an enzymatic sensor based on an organic electrochemical transistor that uses a room temperature ionic liquid as an integral part of its structure and as an immobilization medium for the enzyme and the mediator.

The use of polymers as supports for enzyme immobilization is a strategy that enables to remove the enzymes from a chemical reaction and improve their efficiency in catalytic processes. In this work, cellulose triacetate (CTA) was used for physical adsorption of phospholipase Lecitase ultra (LU). CTA is more hydrophobic than cellulose, shows good performance in the lipases immobilization being a...

Immobilization of enzymes is interesting research topic from both fundamental and applied aspects, and various kinds of immobilization methods including chemical and physical procedures have been actively investigated, e.g. the chemical conjugation of enzyme with water-soluble polymers and the physical entrapment into polymer gel matrix (1-5). The advantages of enzyme-immobilization were improv...

A highly effective method was developed to functionalize ceramic supports (Al2O3 powders and membranes) using newly synthesized spacer molecules. The functionalized materials were subsequently utilized for Candida antarctica lipase B enzyme immobilization. objective is systematically evaluate the impact of various molecules grafted onto alumina will affect both immobilization enzymes specific m...

The β-glucosidase from almond was immobilized using different strategies: ionic adsorption on aminated (MANAE)-agarose beads at pH 5, 7 and 9, followed by glutaraldehyde pre-activated supports. of the immobilization altered to allow enzyme molecule orientations support surface. concentration exhibited an effect stability free enzyme. Immobilization ion exchange maintained up 80% activity β-gluc...

Industrial applications require enzymes highly stable and economically viable in terms of reusability. Enzyme immobilization is an exciting alternative to improve the stability of enzymatic processes. The immobilization of two commercial enzymes is reported here (cellulase and xylanase) using three chemical methods (adsorption, reticulation, and crosslinking-adsorption) and two polymeric suppor...