TY - JOUR
T1 - Biocatalytic membranes in anti-fouling and emerging pollutant degradation applications
T2 - Current state and perspectives
AU - Pekgenc, Enise
AU - Yavuzturk Gul, Bahar
AU - Vatanpour, Vahid
AU - Koyuncu, Ismail
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2021 Elsevier B.V.
PY - 2022/2/1
Y1 - 2022/2/1
N2 - Biocatalytic membranes, which are fabricated by taking advantage of the synergetic effect of membranes and enzymes, have been one of the attractive treatment methods as sustainable and environmentally friendly. In biocatalytic membrane systems, enzymes can be free or immobilized, but the number of immobilized applications increases due to the advantages of immobilization. Immobilization is one of the critical points to improve the storage and operational stability of enzymes. Additionally, immobilized enzymes have a significant benefit over free enzymes in terms of reusability. This review summarizes recent advances in the preparation of biocatalytic membranes with the different immobilization methods of enzymes in/on membranes, paying particular attention to recent approaches for anti-fouling and emerging pollutant degradation applications. Also, some future outlooks were briefly presented.
AB - Biocatalytic membranes, which are fabricated by taking advantage of the synergetic effect of membranes and enzymes, have been one of the attractive treatment methods as sustainable and environmentally friendly. In biocatalytic membrane systems, enzymes can be free or immobilized, but the number of immobilized applications increases due to the advantages of immobilization. Immobilization is one of the critical points to improve the storage and operational stability of enzymes. Additionally, immobilized enzymes have a significant benefit over free enzymes in terms of reusability. This review summarizes recent advances in the preparation of biocatalytic membranes with the different immobilization methods of enzymes in/on membranes, paying particular attention to recent approaches for anti-fouling and emerging pollutant degradation applications. Also, some future outlooks were briefly presented.
KW - Anti-fouling
KW - Enzymatic biodegradation
KW - Enzymatic membranes
KW - Enzyme immobilization
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U2 - 10.1016/j.seppur.2021.120098
DO - 10.1016/j.seppur.2021.120098
M3 - Review article
AN - SCOPUS:85120627397
SN - 1383-5866
VL - 282
JO - Separation and Purification Technology
JF - Separation and Purification Technology
M1 - 120098
ER -