Enzyme immobilization serves three main functions:
It enhances enzyme stability and minimizes susceptibility to environmental changes by making enzymes more resistant to temperatures and pH variations.
It allows enzymes to be reused in successive batches of reactions and lowers the overall cost of enzyme usage. Separating the immobilized enzymes from the reaction mixture is simple.
Fixing the catalyst to a carrier makes the downstream processing more efficient, straightforward, and cost-effective as it involves separating only the final products and the reactants.