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Calcium Carbonate Formation in the Presence of Biopolymeric Additives
Published on: May 14, 2019
CO2 bioconversion using carbonic anhydrase (CA): effects of PEG rigidity on the structure of bio-mineralized crystal
Ee Taek Hwang1, Haemin Gang, Man Bock Gu
1College of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Korea University, Anam-dong, Seongbuk-Gu, Seoul 136-701, South Korea; Institute of Bioprocess and Biosystems Engineering, Hamburg University of Technology, Denickestr. 15, D-21071 Hamburg, Germany.
Abstract:
The combined effect of both carbonic anhydrase (CA) and the rigidity of polyethylene glycol (PEG) were found to assist the bio-mineralized crystallization behavior of CO2 differentially. In this study, different forms of magnetically responsive calcium carbonate (CaCO3) crystal composites were successfully formed from gaseous CO2 by using the different forms of polyethylene glycols (PEGs) in a constant CO2 pressure controlled chamber. Polygonal particles were produced with more rigid polymer chains (branched PEG), whereas less rigid polymer chains (PEG) induced the formation of ellipsoidal particles. However, no morphological changes occurred without the presence of CA.
