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Carbonic anhydrase mediated carbon dioxide sequestration: Promises, challenges and future prospects
Author(s) -
Yadav Raju R.,
Krishnamurthi Kannan,
Mudliar Sandeep N.,
Devi S. Saravana,
Naoghare Pravin K.,
Bafana Amit,
Chakrabarti Tapan
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
journal of basic microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.58
H-Index - 54
eISSN - 1521-4028
pISSN - 0233-111X
DOI - 10.1002/jobm.201300849
Subject(s) - carbon sequestration , carbonic anhydrase , carbon dioxide , greenhouse gas , environmental science , carbon dioxide removal , bioreactor , climate change mitigation , biochemical engineering , global warming , chemistry , natural resource economics , environmental chemistry , climate change , environmental protection , ecology , engineering , biology , enzyme , biochemistry , organic chemistry , economics
Anthropogenic activities have substantially increased the level of greenhouse gases (GHGs) in the atmosphere and are contributing significantly to the global warming. Carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) is one of the major GHGs which plays a key role in the climate change. Various approaches and methodologies are under investigation to address CO 2 capture and sequestration worldwide. Carbonic anhydrase (CA) mediated CO 2 sequestration is one of the promising options. Therefore, the present review elaborates recent developments in CA, its immobilization and bioreactor methodologies towards CO 2 sequestration using the CA enzyme. The promises and challenges associated with the efficient utilization of CA for CO 2 sequestration and scale up from flask to lab‐scale bioreactor are critically discussed. Finally, the current review also recommends the possible future needs and directions to utilize CA for CO 2 sequestration.