Iron magnetic nanoparticles (Fe3O4) were evaluated as adsorption preparative heterofunctional support for the immobilization of lipase B from Candida antarctica (CALB). Heterogeneous magnetic catalysts are easy to recover by the magnetic field, which may optimize operational cost and enhance the purity of the products. The nanoparticles were produced by the co-precipitation method. Modifications were carried out on the nanoparticles' surfaces with aminopropyltriethoxysilane (APTS). The adsorption was evaluated for 3.0 mg protein/g of support in the presence of 5mM sodium phosphate buffer, pH 7.0, at 25 °C and 0.5h of immobilization. In a solvent-free medium, under 37 °C, the biocatalyst prepared has shown activity of 2.2 U/g for the esterification of oleic acid after 0.5h, 37 kHz, and 300 W. The results obtained with CALB adsorbed onto magnetic iron nanoparticles were compared with those of lipase B from Candida antartica adsorbed onto acrylic resin (Novozym® 435). In this regard, under the same reactional conditions, Novozym® 435 has presented activity of 2.9 U/g.
The accumulation of polymeric residues has been one of the most impacting environmental problems in recent human history, coming, above all, from disposable artefacts, such as plastic bags. Processing polyolefins with pro-oxidant additives is an alternative to favour the abiotic degradation process of macromolecules, including thermooxidation, so that the oxygenated fragments produced can be assimilated by microorganisms. The objective of this work was to evaluate the process of thermomechanical oxidative degradation of polyethylene (PE) during tubular extrusion of HDPE/LDPE films, without and with 1% of two different pro-oxidants, d2w TM and benzoin. The results of viscosimetric and MFI analyses indicated smaller chain sizes in the additivated films. The FTIR spectra and contact angles indicate a higher presence of polar functional groups in the samples with pro-oxidants. The surface morphological analysis by SEM indicated difference of PE homogeneity in the films. Benzoin, however, proved to be a better pro-oxidant than d2w TM .
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