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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
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