Solute adsorption and enzyme immobilization on chitosan beads prepared from shrimp shell wastes

Citation
Rs. Juang et al., Solute adsorption and enzyme immobilization on chitosan beads prepared from shrimp shell wastes, BIORES TECH, 80(3), 2001, pp. 187-193
Citations number
24
Categorie Soggetti
Biotecnology & Applied Microbiology
Journal title
BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY
ISSN journal
09608524 → ACNP
Volume
80
Issue
3
Year of publication
2001
Pages
187 - 193
Database
ISI
SICI code
0960-8524(200112)80:3<187:SAAEIO>2.0.ZU;2-I
Abstract
The equilibrium and kinetics of adsorption of reactive dye RR222 and Cu2+, and the activity of immobilization of acid phosphatase, on highly swollen c hitosan beads were examined at 30 degreesC. The chitosan was prepared from shrimp shell wastes and was cross-linked with different dosages of glutaral dehyde or glyoxal (100-80,000 mg/l). It was shown that the amounts of solut e adsorption and the immobilization capacity of acid phosphatase on cross-l inked chitosan beads were substantially affected by their degree of cross-l inking. The cross-linking rate of chitosan with glutaraldehyde could be des cribed by a pseudo-second-order equation and the cross-linking equilibrium by the Freundlich equation. This provided an experimental method to control the degree of cross-linking of chitosan beads. Finally, the activity and l ifetime of the immobilized enzyme were measured to evaluate the application potential. (C) 2001 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.