Technical University of Silesia, Faculty of Environmental and Energy Engineering, Institute of Water and Wastewater Engineering, ul. Konarskiego 18, 44-100, Gliwice, Poland
Abstract:
A method of immobilizing enzymes from Pseudomonas sp. that decompose phenol on polymeric ultrafiltration membranes is described. Transport-separation properties of neutral and enzymic membranes have been compared and the optimal ultrafiltration process parameters of a model phenol solution have been determined. The immobilized enzyme system was applied to the biodegradation of phenol in coke wastewaters.