Enzyme catalyst immobilized on porous fluoropolymer support
First Claim
1. An immobilized catalyst comprising a porous fluoropolymer support having at least one layer and at least one enzyme catalyst immobilized via non-covalently binding the enzyme catalyst to the support,wherein the support is selected from the group consisting of a membrane, a film, a tape, a fiber, a hollow fiber, a tube, a braid, and a sponge,the effective pore size of each layer of the support is greater than the size of the enzyme catalyst, andthe immobilized catalyst maintains catalytic activity for between 2 and 50 reuses, andwherein the enzyme catalyst is selected from the group consisting of hydrolytic enzyme, transferase, isomerase, ligase, dehydratase, catalase, hydroxylase, nitrilase, nuclease, polymerase, kinase, phosphatase and mixtures thereof.
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Abstract
Enzyme catalyst immobilized on porous fluoropolymer supports. Catalytically active enzymes can be bound to a variety of fluoropolymer supports for use as a reaction catalyst. Moreover, consistently high rate of conversion during catalyst re-use over time is achieved. Furthermore, inactive enzyme catalyst can be stripped from the support and fresh enzyme can be bound to the support to achieve the original conversion rate. The immobilization of catalytic enzymes on porous fluoropolymers is a viable and novel technology for the preparation of advantaged catalysts.
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23 Claims
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1. An immobilized catalyst comprising a porous fluoropolymer support having at least one layer and at least one enzyme catalyst immobilized via non-covalently binding the enzyme catalyst to the support,
wherein the support is selected from the group consisting of a membrane, a film, a tape, a fiber, a hollow fiber, a tube, a braid, and a sponge, the effective pore size of each layer of the support is greater than the size of the enzyme catalyst, and the immobilized catalyst maintains catalytic activity for between 2 and 50 reuses, and wherein the enzyme catalyst is selected from the group consisting of hydrolytic enzyme, transferase, isomerase, ligase, dehydratase, catalase, hydroxylase, nitrilase, nuclease, polymerase, kinase, phosphatase and mixtures thereof.
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5. An immobilized catalyst comprising a porous fluoropolymer membrane and at least one catalyst immobilized via non-covalently binding the enzyme catalyst to the membrane,
wherein the enzyme catalyst is immobilized on both surfaces of the membrane; - and
the effective pore size of each layer of the membrane is greater than the size of the enzyme catalyst, and the immobilized catalyst maintains catalytic activity for between 2 and 50 reuses, and wherein the enzyme catalyst is selected from the group consisting of hydrolytic enzyme, transferase, isomerase, ligase, dehydratase, catalase, hydroxylase, nitrilase, nuclease, polymerase, kinase, phosphatase and mixtures thereof. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method of producing an immobilized catalyst comprising contacting at least one enzyme catalyst and the support,
wherein the support has at least one layer and is selected from the group consisting of a membrane, a film, a tape, a fiber, a hollow fiber, a tube, a braid, and a sponge; -
wherein the enzyme catalyst is immobilized via non-covalently binding the enzyme catalyst to the support; and the effective pore size of each layer of the support is greater than the size of the enzyme catalyst, and the immobilized catalyst maintains catalytic activity for between 2 and 50 reuses, and wherein the enzyme catalyst is selected from the group consisting of hydrolytic enzyme, transferase, isomerase, ligase, dehydratase, catalase, hydroxylase, nitrilase, nuclease, polymerase, kinase, phosphatase and mixtures thereof. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A method of producing a chemical comprising contacting at least one reactant with at least one immobilized catalyst to produce the chemical,
wherein the enzyme catalyst is immobilized via non-covalently binding the enzyme catalyst on a porous fluoropolymer support; -
the support has at least one layer and is selected from the group consisting of membrane, a film, a tape, a fiber, a hollow fiber, a tube, a braid, and a sponge; and the effective pore size of each layer of the support is greater than the size of the enzyme catalyst, and the immobilized catalyst maintains catalytic activity for between 2 and 50 reuses, and wherein the enzyme catalyst is selected from the group consisting of hydrolytic enzyme, transferase, isomerase, ligase, dehydratase, catalase, hydroxylase, nitrilase, nuclease, polymerase, kinase, phosphatase and mixtures thereof. - View Dependent Claims (23)
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