Immobilization of Urease for continuous flow conversion of waste urea
- Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
An efficient and robust system for the urease catalyzed conversion of urea to ammonia has been developed using urease immobilized on modified agarose beads. Two different immobilization strategies, adsorption and covalent binding were studies using six different types of modified agarose beads. The immobilization of urease on each of the beads was studied at different concentrations and times using immobilization efficiency as a measure of success. The data from these experiments was used to identify potential candidates for immobilization scale up and implementation into the continuous flow system. The enzyme was then immobilized on the candidates in a packed bed reactor and the optimal flow rate and storage stability was determined. Future work will utilize the data obtained from these experiments to expand to other resins and enzymes.
- Research Organization:
- Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)
- DOE Contract Number:
- 89233218CNA000001
- OSTI ID:
- 2440690
- Report Number(s):
- LA-UR--24-29742
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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