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Immobilization of laccase on organic-inorganic nanocomposites and its application in the removal of phenolic pollutants

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Polydopamine-functionalized nanosilica was synthesized using an inexpensive and easily obtainable raw material, mild reaction conditions, and simple operation. Subsequently, a flexible spacer arm was introduced by using dialdehyde starch as a cross-linking agent to bind with laccase. A high loading amount (77.8 mg·g−1) and activity retention (75.5%) could be achieved under the optimum immobilization conditions. Thermodynamic parameters showed that the immobilized laccase had a lower thermal deactivation rate constant and longer half-life. The enhancement of thermodynamic parameters indicated that the immobilized laccase had better thermal stability than free laccase. The residual activity of immobilized laccase remained at about 50.0% after 30 days, which was 4.0 times that of free laccase. Immobilized laccase demonstrated excellent removal of phenolic pollutants (2,4-dichlorophenol, bisphenol A, phenol, and 4-chlorophenol) and perfect reusability with 70% removal efficiency retention for 2,4-dichlorophenol after seven cycles. These results suggested that immobilized laccase possessed great reusability, improved thermal stability, and excellent storage stability. Organic-inorganic nanomaterials have a good application prospect for laccase immobilization, and the immobilized laccase of this work may provide a practical application for the removal of phenolic pollutants.

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This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 22178174), the National Key R&D Program of China (Grant No.2021YFC2103802), and the Jiangsu Synergetic Innovation Center for Advanced Bio-Manufacture (Grant No. XTC2206).

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Zhang, W., Liu, R., Yang, X. et al. Immobilization of laccase on organic-inorganic nanocomposites and its application in the removal of phenolic pollutants. Front. Chem. Sci. Eng. 17, 867–879 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11705-022-2277-5

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