碳酸酐酶在二氧化碳生物矿化中的应用与展望

Application and prospect of carbonic anhydrase in carbon dioxide

  • 摘要: 在全球气候变化和“碳达峰、碳中和”战略目标的推动下,发展低能耗、高效、绿色且可持续的CO2固化封存技术已成为国际关注的焦点。碳酸酐酶(Carbonic Anhydrase, CA)是一类高效催化CO2水合反应的金属酶,能够通过生成碳酸盐沉淀实现CO2的长期封存,凭借其高效、可调控的催化性能,逐渐成为生物矿化领域的重要催化剂。综述了CA的结构特性、矿化机制及矿化效率的关键影响因素(pH、温度、金属离子强度及抑制物),重点评述了固定化技术在提升其稳定性和重复利用性方面的研究进展。在应用层面,结合近年来的研究成果,深入探讨CA介导矿化技术在混凝土修复、含重金属污染土壤固化、海洋碳汇及CO2捕集与煤自燃防治协同治理等领域的应用潜力。尽管在机理解析、固定化技术与多领域应用方面取得显著进展,但该技术仍面临酶成本与规模化制备、现场长期稳定性与抗毒性以及工艺经济性与催化剂可重复利用性等挑战。为此,未来研究应聚焦于筛选和定向改造高活性、耐抑制的CA,开发低成本且具高环境适应性的固定化载体,并进一步加强对矿化沉淀形成过程及其空间分布特征的调控研究,在此基础上推动CA基生物矿化技术向实际应用条件下的稳定放大与应用可行性验证。

     

    Abstract: Global climate change and “carbon peaking and carbon neutrality” targets are driving the development of sustainable CO2 sequestration technologies. Carbonic anhydrase (CA), a highly efficient metalloenzyme, offers a promising solution. It catalyzes CO2 hydration to form stable carbonate precipitates for long-term carbon storage. The fundamental properties of CA, involving its structure, catalytic mechanism, and critical performance-affecting factors such as pH, temperature and inhibitors are summarized. Immobilization technology is emphasized as a key strategy to improve its stability and reusability. Furthermore, the review explores diverse applications of CA-mediated mineralization, from concrete repair and soil remediation to enhancing ocean carbon sinks and managing industrial gases. However, significant challenges remain before large-scale implementation. These include high enzyme costs, difficulties in large-scale production, poor long-term stability in the field, and unfavorable process economics. Therefore, future research should focus on screening and engineering highly active and inhibition-resistant CA variants, developing low-cost immobilization carriers with enhanced environmental adaptability, and further improving the regulation of mineral precipitation processes and their spatial characteristics. These efforts are essential to facilitate the stable scale-up of CA-based biomineralization systems under practical application conditions and to enhance their overall applicability.

     

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