Biocatalysis : an industrial perspective /

Implementing biocatalytic strategies in an industrial setting at a commercial scale is a challenging task, necessitating a balance between industrial need against economic viability. With invited contributions from small and large-scale chemical and pharmaceutical companies, this book bridges the ga...

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Other Authors: Domínguez de María, Pablo, 1974- (Editor), Gonzalo Calvo, Gonzalo de (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London, UK : Royal Society of Chemistry, [2018]
Series:RSC catalysis series ; no. 29.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • An Appreciation of Biocatalysis in the Swiss Manufacturing Environment; Biocatalysis
  • A greener alternative in synthetic chemistry; Biocatalysis synthesis of small molecules
  • Past, present and future; EntreChem: Building a sustainable business case in biotechnology: from biocatalysis to synthetic biology; Bristol-Myers Squibb: Preparation of chiral intermediates for the development of drugs and API's; Johnson Matthey: A technology provider perspective to biocatalysis in the fine chemicals industry; EnzymeWorks: Recent advance in enzyme engineering for chemical synthesis; Almac: Scalable reduction and oxidation catalysis using ene-reductase enzymes; GSK: Biocatalyst discovery and optimization; PETROBRAS: Efforts on biocatalysis for fuels and chemicals production; Metgen: Value from Wood
  • Enzymatic Solutions; LentiKat's: Industrial Biotechnology, Experiences and Visions; EnginZyme: Universal Enzyme Immobilization; Cross-linked Enzyme Aggregates (CLEAs): from Concept to Industrial Biocatalyst; SynBiocat: Protein purification, immobilization and continuous-flow processes; Microvi: MicroNiche EngineeringTM for Biocatalysis in the Water and Chemical Industries; Nofima: Peptide recovery and commercialization by enzymatic hydrolysis of marine biomass; CO2 Solutions: A biomimetic approach to mitigate CO2 Emissions
  • The use of Carbonic Anhydrase in an "Industrial Lung."