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This study was focused on creating a new and effective immobilization method for Trametes versicolor laccase (Lc) by using chitosan (CS) microspheres activated with 1-ethyl-3-(3-dimethylaminopropyl) carbodiimide hydrochloride. The activation of the support alternated with immobilization of the enzyme, in repetitive procedures, led to obtaining three different products. Also, the physicochemical properties of the new products were investigated and compared with those of free laccase. The discoloration and reusability properties of the immobilized Lc were evaluated using indigo carmine (IC) as a model micropollutant. The ESEM and FT-IR methods demonstrated that the Lc was successfully immobilized. The relative reaction rate and the total amount of immobilized Lc were tripled using the iterative protocol as proved by specific and Bradford assays. The maximum amount of immobilized Lc was 8.4 mg Lc/g CS corresponding to the third immobilization procedure. Compared to the free Lc, the operational stability of the immobilized Lc was significantly improved, presenting a maximum activity plateau over a pH range of 3-5 and a temperature range of 25-50 °C. The thermal inactivation study at 55 °C proved that the immobilized enzyme is three times more stable than the free Lc. The isoconversional and Michaelis-Menten methods showed that the immobilization did not affect the enzyme catalytic properties. After 32 days of storage, the residual activities are 85% for the immobilized laccase and 40% for the free one. In similar conditions, the free and immobilized Lc (2.12 x 10 M) completely decolorized IC (7.15 x 10 M) within 14 min. The immobilized Lc activity remained almost constant (80%) during 10 reusability cycles. All these results highlight the substantial advantages of the new immobilization protocol and demonstrate that immobilized Lc can be used as a promising micropollutant removal from real wastewater.
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