In situ fixation of lipase-containing hydrophobic sol-gel materials on sintered glass - Highly efficient heterogeneous biocatalysts

The previously reported process of entrapping lipases in hydrophobic organic/inorganic hybride silica gels is extended in that the entrapment by the sol-gel process is performed in the presence of porous glass beads, e.g. (SIRAN (R)), resulting in the in situ fixation of the sol-gel material on the surface of the support and formation of highly active and mechanically stable heterogeneous biocatalysts.