Porous Polysulfone/Activated Carbon Capsules as Scaffolds for Enzyme Immobilization
Enzymes play a vital role in various industrial sectors and are essential components of many products. Hybrid enzyme-polymeric capsules were developed using polysulfone-activated carbon capsules as scaffolds. The polysulfone-activated carbon capsules with an average diameter of 2.55 mm were fabricat...
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| author | Magdalena Olkiewicz Josep M. Montornes Ricard Garcia-Valls Iwona Gulaczyk Bartosz Tylkowski |
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| description | Enzymes play a vital role in various industrial sectors and are essential components of many products. Hybrid enzyme-polymeric capsules were developed using polysulfone-activated carbon capsules as scaffolds. The polysulfone-activated carbon capsules with an average diameter of 2.55 mm were fabricated by applying a phase inversion precipitation method. An increase in the amount of immobilized enzymes was observed with growth of activated carbon amount in polysulfone matrix. Enzyme immobilization was confirmed by the Bradford method, while Viscozyme<sup>®</sup> L activity in carboxymethyl cellulose hydrolysis to glucose was measured by the Reducing Sugar DNS method. The recycling of the hybrid Viscozyme<sup>®</sup> L-polysulfone/activated carbon capsules, and their reuse for subsequent cellulose hydrolysis was investigated and demonstrated repeatability of results. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-4afcdc0c93ff4f6b8a2d0f2d6a32da5a2025-08-20T02:42:39ZengMDPI AGC2311-56292025-02-011111410.3390/c11010014Porous Polysulfone/Activated Carbon Capsules as Scaffolds for Enzyme ImmobilizationMagdalena Olkiewicz0Josep M. Montornes1Ricard Garcia-Valls2Iwona Gulaczyk3Bartosz Tylkowski4Eurecat, Centre Tecnològic de Catalunya, Chemical Technologies Unit, Marcel·lí Domingo 2, 43007 Tarragona, SpainEurecat, Centre Tecnològic de Catalunya, Chemical Technologies Unit, Marcel·lí Domingo 2, 43007 Tarragona, SpainEurecat, Centre Tecnològic de Catalunya, Chemical Technologies Unit, Marcel·lí Domingo 2, 43007 Tarragona, SpainFaculty of Chemistry, Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań, ul. Uniwersytetu Poznańskiego 8, 61-614 Poznań, PolandEurecat, Centre Tecnològic de Catalunya, Chemical Technologies Unit, Marcel·lí Domingo 2, 43007 Tarragona, SpainEnzymes play a vital role in various industrial sectors and are essential components of many products. Hybrid enzyme-polymeric capsules were developed using polysulfone-activated carbon capsules as scaffolds. The polysulfone-activated carbon capsules with an average diameter of 2.55 mm were fabricated by applying a phase inversion precipitation method. An increase in the amount of immobilized enzymes was observed with growth of activated carbon amount in polysulfone matrix. Enzyme immobilization was confirmed by the Bradford method, while Viscozyme<sup>®</sup> L activity in carboxymethyl cellulose hydrolysis to glucose was measured by the Reducing Sugar DNS method. The recycling of the hybrid Viscozyme<sup>®</sup> L-polysulfone/activated carbon capsules, and their reuse for subsequent cellulose hydrolysis was investigated and demonstrated repeatability of results.https://www.mdpi.com/2311-5629/11/1/14enzyme immobilizationpolysulfone-activated carbon capsulesphase inversion precipitationpolisulfoneViscozyme<sup>®</sup> L |
| spellingShingle | Magdalena Olkiewicz Josep M. Montornes Ricard Garcia-Valls Iwona Gulaczyk Bartosz Tylkowski Porous Polysulfone/Activated Carbon Capsules as Scaffolds for Enzyme Immobilization C enzyme immobilization polysulfone-activated carbon capsules phase inversion precipitation polisulfone Viscozyme<sup>®</sup> L |
| title | Porous Polysulfone/Activated Carbon Capsules as Scaffolds for Enzyme Immobilization |
| title_full | Porous Polysulfone/Activated Carbon Capsules as Scaffolds for Enzyme Immobilization |
| title_fullStr | Porous Polysulfone/Activated Carbon Capsules as Scaffolds for Enzyme Immobilization |
| title_full_unstemmed | Porous Polysulfone/Activated Carbon Capsules as Scaffolds for Enzyme Immobilization |
| title_short | Porous Polysulfone/Activated Carbon Capsules as Scaffolds for Enzyme Immobilization |
| title_sort | porous polysulfone activated carbon capsules as scaffolds for enzyme immobilization |
| topic | enzyme immobilization polysulfone-activated carbon capsules phase inversion precipitation polisulfone Viscozyme<sup>®</sup> L |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2311-5629/11/1/14 |
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