Highly effective antibiotic mineralization via laccase-immobilized nanocomposite beads coupled with fungal phycoremediation

Kyomuhimbo, Hilda Dinah; Feleni, Usisipho; Brink, Hendrik Gideon

Highly effective antibiotic mineralization via laccase-immobilized nanocomposite beads coupled with fungal phycoremediation

dc.contributor.author	Kyomuhimbo, Hilda Dinah
dc.contributor.author	Feleni, Usisipho
dc.contributor.author	Brink, Hendrik Gideon
dc.contributor.email	deon.brink@up.ac.za
dc.date.accessioned	2025-08-07T10:19:16Z
dc.date.available	2025-08-07T10:19:16Z
dc.date.issued	2025-03
dc.description	DATA AVAILABILITY : Data will be made available on request.
dc.description.abstract	Please read abstract in the article. HIGHLIGHTS • Laccase enzyme was successfully immobilized on synthesized ZnONPs-CS-PVPP and Ag@ZnONPs-CS-PVPP composite beads. • The biocatalyst demonstrated superior catalytic activity in degradation of tetracycline and Ciprofloxacin in wastewater. • Phycoremediation using Aspergillus sp. was used to achieve mineralization of the degradation by-products. • The plausible mechanisms of degradation of tetracycline and Ciprofloxacin were proposed • The antibiotic activity of tetracycline, ciprofloxacin and degradation byproducts was evaluated.
dc.description.department	Chemical Engineering
dc.description.librarian	hj2025
dc.description.sdg	SDG-06: Clean water and sanitation
dc.description.sdg	SDG-12: Responsible consumption and production
dc.description.sponsorship	Funded by the National Research Foundation (NRF) of South Africa, Margaret McNamara Education grants and the Schlumberger Foundation Faculty for the Future program. Supported by the Austrian Federal Ministry of Education, Science and Research (BMBWF) through Austria's Agency for Education and Internationalization (OeAD).
dc.description.uri	https://www.elsevier.com/locate/jwpe
dc.identifier.citation	Kyomuhimbo, H.D., Feleni, U. & Brink, H.G. 2025, 'Highly effective antibiotic mineralization via laccase-immobilized nanocomposite beads coupled with fungal phycoremediation', Journal of Water Process Engineering, vol. 71, art. 107212, pp. 1-15, doi : 10.1016/j.jwpe.2025.107212.
dc.identifier.issn	2214-7144 (online)
dc.identifier.other	10.1016/j.jwpe.2025.107212
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/2263/103822
dc.language.iso	en
dc.publisher	Elsevier
dc.rights	© 2025 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).
dc.subject	Wastewater treatment
dc.subject	Enzymes
dc.subject	Industrial effluents
dc.subject	Nanoparticles
dc.subject	Polymers
dc.title	Highly effective antibiotic mineralization via laccase-immobilized nanocomposite beads coupled with fungal phycoremediation
dc.type	Article