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A comprehensive kinetic model of laccase-catalyzed oxidation of aqueous phenol
Selvia Kurniawati1, James A Nicell
1Dept. of Civil Engineering and Applied Mechanics, McGill University, 817 Sherbrooke Street, West Montreal, QC H3A 2K6, Canada.
Abstract:
A comprehensive model was developed to describe the kinetics of the laccase-catalyzed oxidation of phenol that incorporates enzyme kinetics, enzyme inactivation, variable reaction stoichiometry between substrate and oxygen, and oxygen mass-transfer. The model was calibrated and validated against data obtained from experiments conducted in an open system, which allowed oxygen to transfer from air to the reacting mixture and phenol conversion to approach completion. Inactivation of laccase was observed over the course of the reaction and was found to be dependent on the rate of substrate transformation. A single kinetic expression was sufficient to describe laccase inactivation arising from interaction with reacting species over time. Excellent agreement was found between model predictions of phenol and oxygen concentrations and experimental data over time for a wide range of initial substrate concentrations and enzyme activities.
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