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Published on: July 3, 2025
Enhanced decolorization of malachite green by a magnetic graphene oxide-CotA laccase composite
1Department of Environmental Engineering, College of Biology and the Environment, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, China; Nanjing Yi Wei Environmental Protection Technology Co., Ltd., Nanjing 210048, China.
Abstract:
In this study, a CotA laccase from Bacillus subtilis cjp3 was successfully immobilized onto magnetic graphene oxide (MGO) nanomaterials via covalent bonding with hydrochloride/N-hydroxysuccinimide (EDC/NHS). The morphology, structure, and properties of the MGO-laccase were then characterized by scanning-electron microscopy (SEM), energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR), X-ray-photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), and a magnetic-property-measurement system (MPMS). The magnetic composite exhibited an extremely high binding capacity of ~145.04mg/g and maintained maximal relative enzyme activities at 25°C, pH7, and a reaction time of 2h. The pH, thermal, operational, and storage stabilities of MGO-laccase were significantly improved over those of free laccase. Moreover, MGO-laccase exhibited a higher tolerance than that of free laccase in the presence of organic solvents, inhibitors, metal ions, and salts. Furthermore, MGO-laccase showed good decolorization performance of malachite green (MG), with decolorization rates reaching 99% after 5h of reaction at 30°C and pH6. In addition, the maximum saturation magnetization of MGO-laccase was 27.7emu/g, allowing for rapid magnetic separation. Accordingly, magnetic separation allowed MGO-laccase to maintain 75% of its activity after ten consecutive decolorization cycles.
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