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New frontiers in enzyme immobilisation: robust biocatalysts for a circular bio-based economy

Year: 2021

Type: review

Abstract: This tutorial review focuses on recent advances in technologies for enzyme immobilisation, enabling their cost-effective use in the bio-based economy and continuous processing in general. The application of enzymes, particularly in aqueous media, is generally on a single use, throw-away basis which is neither cost-effective nor compatible with a circular economy concept. This shortcoming can be overcome by immobilising the enzyme as an insoluble recyclable solid, that is as a heterogeneous catalyst.

Source: Chemical Society Reviews

DOI: 10.1039/d1cs00015b

Authors: Roger A. Sheldon, Alessandra Basso, Dean Brady

Institutions: University of the Witwatersrand, Delft University of Technology

Language: English

Topic: Enzyme Catalysis and Immobilization

Subfield: Molecular Biology

Field: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

Domain: Life Sciences

SDG: Responsible consumption and production

Open Access status: hybrid

OpenAlex ID: W3150524202

FWCI: 6.041

Cites: 55

Cited by: 377

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