The present study deals with immobilization of purified CA and whole cell of Pseudomonas fragi, Micrococcus lylae, and Micrococcus luteus 2 on different biopolymer matrices. Highest enzyme immobilization was achieved with P. fragi CA (89%) on chitosan-KOH beads, while maximum cell immobilization was achieved with M. lylae (75%) on chitosan-NH(4)OH beads. A maximum increase of 1.08-1.18 fold stability between 35 and 55°C was observed for M. lylae immobilized CA. The storage stability was improved by 2.02 folds after immobilization. FTIR spectra confirmed the adsorption of CA on chitosan-KOH beads following hydrophilic interactions. Calcium carbonate precipitation was achieved using chitosan-KOH immobilized P. fragi CA. More than 2 fold increase in sequestration potential was observed for immobilized system as compared to free enzyme. XRD spectra revealed calcite as the dominant phase in biomimetically produced calcium carbonate.
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