Title
Polyaniline-coated magnetic diatomite nanoparticles as a matrix for immobilizing enzymes
Date Issued
01 November 2018
Access level
open access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Cabrera M.P.
Fonseca T.F.d.
Souza R.V.B.d.
Assis C.R.D.d.
Maciel J.d.C.
Neri D.F.M.
Soria F.
Carvalho L.B.d.
Publisher(s)
Elsevier B.V.
Abstract
This work proposes a simple, cost-effective, and efficient preparation of a composite made from magnetic diatomaceous earth (mDE) coated with polyaniline (mDE@PANI). The material was used as a matrix for immobilizing industrial enzymes: invertase, β-galactosidase, and trypsin. The mDE@PANI was characterized by several methods, and the results suggested that the nanoparticles were approximately 12 nm in size, exhibited superparamagnetic behavior, and displayed a good magnetic response and that magnetite comprised the main iron oxide phase. Moreover, several studies were conducted for all immobilized derivatives, including determination of optimal pH and temperature; kinetic parameters; thermal stability and reusability. The obtainment of three novel magnetic biocatalysts with superior performance (in terms of activity and stability) compared to their free counterparts demonstrated the efficacy of the mDE@PANI nanoparticles. In addition, the enzymatic derivatives can be easily recovered from the reactor by using an external magnetic field. Finally, the present methodology allowed the achievement of good mDE@PANI matrix together with three promising magnetic biocatalysts with several potential biotechnological applications.
Start page
21
End page
29
Volume
457
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Nano-materiales
Química física
Física de partículas, Campos de la Física
Subjects
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85049060780
Source
Applied Surface Science
ISSN of the container
0169-4332
Sponsor(s)
The authors are grateful to Dr. José Albino Oliveira de Aguiar for XRD analyses, and Dr. Adilson Jesus Aparecido de Oliveira for magnetization measurements. This work was financially supported by the Brazilian Agencies: CAPES ( Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior ; grant number 23038.007659/2011-26 ) and CNPq ( Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico ; grant number 307273/2013-0).
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