Naslov
BIOCATALYSIS – A NATURE'S WAY TOWARDS GREEN TECHNOLOGIES

Autori
Findrik Blažević, Zvjezdana

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Sažeci sa skupova, sažetak, znanstveni

Izvornik
4th International Symposium of Environmental Management - Towards Circular Economy, Book of Abstracts / Katančić, Z., Koprivanac, N., Lončarić Božić, A., Kušić, H., Hrnjak-Murgić, Z. - Zagreb : Fakultet kemijskog inženjerstva i tehnologije Sveučilišta u Zagrebu, 2016, 8-8

ISBN
978-953-6470-75-4

Skup
4th International Symposium on Environmental Management, Towards Circular Economy, SEM 2016

Mjesto i datum
Zagreb, Hrvatska, 07.12.2016. - 09.12.2016

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Pozvano predavanje

Vrsta recenzije
Međunarodna recenzija

Ključne riječi
biocatalysis; industrial biotechnology; green technology

Sažetak
The well-being of our society is unthinkable without the numerous products of the chemical and allied industries. The great challenge facing these industries is their transition towards greener and more sustainable technologies that eliminate waste, avoiding the use of toxic and hazardous materials and using raw materials more efficiently [1]. Environmental protection is one of the most important issues of the 21st century and industry has to adapt to more strict regulative. Biocatalysis is often regarded as green technology due to mild reaction conditions and high efficiency, as well as the fact that biocatalysts are derived from renewable natural resources. There are many examples showing that biocatalysis can actually be a robust sustainable alternative to chemical processes [2], and there are currently many industrial biocatalytic processes [3]. The use of biocatalysis in chemical and pharmaceutical industry is becoming more popular and it is expected that the number of biocatalytic processes will increase. The additional evidence to support this is the fact that EU invests a lot of money in research and process development related to industrial biotechnology in its latest and biggest Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation programme. In this work examples of successful industrial biocatalytic processes will be presented. Further focus will be made on carbon-carbon bond formation catalyzed by enzymes as well as on the cascade reactions which imitate nature and represent a remarkable improvement in comparison to processes that are carried out traditionally [4]. Also, experiences from our own lab including the application of chemical engineering methodology on biochemical processes will be illustrated.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Kemijsko inženjerstvo, Biotehnologija

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