Green production of chemicals for industry

Tuesday, December 11, 2018 - 11:40 in Physics & Chemistry

Industry consumes large quantities of crude oil to produce basic substances for drugs, cosmetics, plastics, or food. However, these processes consume a lot of energy and produce waste. Biological processes with enzymes are far more sustainable. The protein molecules can catalyze various chemical reactions without auxiliary materials or solvents being required. But they are expensive and, hence, have been economically unattractive so far. Researchers have now developed a new biomaterial that considerably facilitates the use of enzymes.

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