Hybrid material comprising a protein matrix and copper nanoparticles therein, process for preparing the same and use thereof

The present invention relates a hybrid material comprising: a protein matrix comprising the lipase B from Candida antarctica and nanoparticles of copper species selected from: Cu (0), Cu2O Cu3(PO4)2 or any combination thereof, having their larger dimension between 3 and 15 nm. The material was prepa...

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Main Authors: Palomo, José Miguel, Losada-Garcia, Noelia, Rodríguez-Otero, Alba
Format: Patent
Language:English
Published: 2020
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10261/243502
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Summary:The present invention relates a hybrid material comprising: a protein matrix comprising the lipase B from Candida antarctica and nanoparticles of copper species selected from: Cu (0), Cu2O Cu3(PO4)2 or any combination thereof, having their larger dimension between 3 and 15 nm. The material was prepared by the use of an enzyme in a buffer solution and a copper salt at room temperature. The material shows excellent catalase-like activity, excellent catalytic capacity in the degradation of organic pollutants, like Bisphenol A, and in the reduction of 4-nitrophenol to 4-aminophenol. Peer reviewed Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (España), Samsung Electronics CO A1 Solicitud de patente con informe sobre el estado de la técnica