A hybrid photocatalytic and enzymatic process using glucose oxidase immobilized on TiO2/polyurethane for removal of a dye

Shabnam Shoabargh, Afzal Karimi*, Gholamreza Dehghan, Alireza Khataee

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Abstract

A rectangular recycling photo-bioreactor using glucose oxidase (GOx) immobilized on TiO2/polyurethane (PU) was developed as a novel coupling of photodegradation and enzymatic process. This method was tested for removal of Acid Orange 7 (AO7), as a model pollutant. High efficiency of decolorization (>99%) was achieved after 22min using the GOx/TiO2/PU photo-biocatalyst. Roles of various processes including photodegradation (TiO2/PU), enzymatic process (GOx/PU) and a coupling of photocatalytic-enzymatic (GOx/TiO2/PU) process were investigated in the presence and absence of UV light. All the experiments were performed in a circulation photoreactor equipped with a 6W UV lamp with rate of 5mL/min.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)3150-3156
Number of pages7
JournalJournal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry
Volume20
Issue number5
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 25 Sept 2014
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Decolorization
  • Glucose oxidase
  • Hybrid process
  • Polyurethane

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