Abstract:
La construcción de soportes bioactivos, capaces de degradar colorantes
empleados en la industria textil, supone una estrategia prometedora para la eliminación de estos
compuestos en las aguas residuales producidas tras el proceso de teñido, consiguiendo disminuir
su efecto perjudicial en el medio a... Ver más
Bioactive building supports, capable of degrading dyes used in the textile industry, is a promising strategy for the elimination of these compounds in the wastewater produced after the dyeing process, achieving the reduction of its detrimental effect on the environment. In this work we have tested as a support a biodegradable polymer called PHB (polyhydroxybutyrate), on which the CueO enzyme, Escherichia coli, was immobilized through an affinity tag called BioF, allowing its attachment to the support. The BioF-CueO immobilized enzyme is able to degrade dyes in a variety of pH and temperature conditions. In order to ensure that the enzyme degrades optimally this work tests, the effect of several components (CuSO4, acetic acid, etc.) on the enzyme activity, as well as, at what temperature range the immobilized enzyme can work and if a bacterial extract overexpressing BioF-CueO could be used instead of the purified enzyme, to achieve, in this way, lower costs to industry. Furthermore, it was tested whether the activity of the immobilized enzyme could be decreased after several uses.
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