The Synthesis of Polyethersulfone (PES) Derivatives for the Immobilization of Lipase Enzyme

Abstract:

Nowadays the development of biodiesel production as an alternative renewable energy became crucial. The reusability of enzymes as biocatalysts in biodiesel production has limitations and can be improved by the immobilization process onto the appropriate solid support, such as polyethersulfone (PES). Polyethersulfone has been synthesized utilizing microwave-assisted reaction method (400 W, 170 °C, 60 minutes). Nitration reaction of PES was performed by refluxing the synthesized PES with the mixtures of H₂SO₄ (0 °C, ± 30 minutes) and HNO₃ (25 °C, 4 hours). The –NO₂ groups of the synthesized PES-NO₂ was subsequently reduced to be PES-NH₂ using SnCl₂.2H₂O as reducing agent by reflux method (60 °C, ± 3 hours). The structure of PES and its derivatives was confirmed by FTIR and ¹H-NMR. Candida antarctica lipase was successfully immobilized onto the synthesized PES and its derivatives, which were confirmed by its FTIR spectra and its activity tests of the supernatants in hydrolyzing p-nitrophenol palmitate (pNPP) into p-nitrophenol (pNP). The results showed that the conversion percentage of pNPP to become pNP were 20.6% (free enzyme), 18.9% (PES-enzyme), and 3.7% (PES-NH₂-enzyme). The decrease in the supernatant enzyme activity showed that the enzyme has been successfully immobilized through physical adsorption onto the synthesized polymers.

• Periodical: Key Engineering Materials (Volume 811)
• Pages: 14-21
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/KEM.811.14
• Online since: July 2019
• Authors: Nurlaela Rahmahwati, Deana Wahyuningrum*, Anita Alni
• Keywords: Amination, Candida antarctica, Immobilization, Lipase, Nitration, Polyethersulfone, Sulfonation

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