Is enzyme immobilization a mature discipline? Some critical considerations to capitalize on the benefits of immobilization

JM Bolivar, JM Woodley… - Chemical Society …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Enzyme immobilization has been developing since the 1960s and although many industrial
biocatalytic processes use the technology to improve enzyme performance, still today we …

[HTML][HTML] Stabilization of enzymes via immobilization: Multipoint covalent attachment and other stabilization strategies

RC Rodrigues, Á Berenguer-Murcia… - Biotechnology …, 2021 - Elsevier
The use of enzymes in industrial processes requires the improvement of their features in
many instances. Enzyme immobilization, a requirement to facilitate the recovery and reuse …

Biodiesel production from microalgae using lipase-based catalysts: current challenges and prospects

GF Mota, IG de Sousa, ALB de Oliveira… - Algal Research, 2022 - Elsevier
The excessive demand for fossil fuels has caused severe environmental impacts, such as
GHG-related effects and widespread pollution. Firstly, it is essential to identify the main …

Novozym 435: the “perfect” lipase immobilized biocatalyst?

C Ortiz, ML Ferreira, O Barbosa… - Catalysis Science & …, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
Novozym 435 (N435) is a commercially available immobilized lipase produced by
Novozymes. It is based on immobilization via interfacial activation of lipase B from Candida …

Enzyme co-immobilization: Always the biocatalyst designers' choice… or not?

S Arana-Peña, D Carballares… - Biotechnology …, 2021 - Elsevier
The increasing relevance of cascade reactions in biocatalysis has sparked a great interest
for enzyme co-immobilization. Enzyme co-immobilization allows access to some kinetic …

Immobilization of lipases on hydrophobic supports: immobilization mechanism, advantages, problems, and solutions

RC Rodrigues, JJ Virgen-Ortíz, JCS Dos Santos… - Biotechnology …, 2019 - Elsevier
Lipases are the most widely used enzymes in biocatalysis, and the most utilized method for
enzyme immobilization is using hydrophobic supports at low ionic strength. This method …

On the taught new tricks of enzymes immobilization: An all-inclusive overview

RA Wahab, N Elias, F Abdullah, SK Ghoshal - Reactive and Functional …, 2020 - Elsevier
The primary means of immobilizing enzymes are to boost the enzyme productivity and
operational stability, alongside facilitating the reuse of enzymes. Notwithstanding the …

Importance of the support properties for immobilization or purification of enzymes

JCS Santos, O Barbosa, C Ortiz… - …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Immobilization and purification of enzymes are usual requirements for their industrial use.
Both purification and immobilization have a common factor: they use a solid activated …

An overview on the conversion of glycerol to value‐added industrial products via chemical and biochemical routes

PJM Lima, RM da Silva, CACG Neto… - Biotechnology and …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Glycerol is a common by‐product of industrial biodiesel syntheses. Due to its properties,
availability, and versatility, residual glycerol can be used as a raw material in the production …

Agarose and its derivatives as supports for enzyme immobilization

P Zucca, R Fernandez-Lafuente, E Sanjust - Molecules, 2016 - mdpi.com
Agarose is a polysaccharide obtained from some seaweeds, with a quite particular structure
that allows spontaneous gelation. Agarose-based beads are highly porous, mechanically …