News tagged with biocatalyst
Synthetic protein mimics structure, function of metalloprotein in nature
Scientists have designed a synthetic protein that is both a structural model and a functional model of a native protein, nitric-oxide reductase.
Dec 10, 2009 |
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Progress Toward a Biological Fuel Cell?
(PhysOrg.com) -- Biological fuel cells use enzymes or whole microorganisms as biocatalysts for the direct conversion of chemical energy to electrical energy. One type of microbial fuel cell uses anodes (positive electrodes) ...
Dec 30, 2008 |
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Strategies for producing natural and non-natural chemicals by microorganisms
In our everyday life, we use gasoline, diesel, plastics, rubbers, and numerous chemicals that are derived from fossil oil through petrochemical refinery processes. Fossil resources are limited and not sustainable. Our world ...
May 18, 2012 |
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Zeroing in on more powerful enzymes for degrading persistent pollutants
For the first time, researchers have identified two important strategies for optimizing the effects of the enzymes involved in degrading persistent pollutants such as PCBs. These scientific advances, achieved by Professor ...
Nov 16, 2011 |
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A novel enzymatic catalyst for biodiesel production
Continuous production of biodiesel can now be envisaged thanks to a novel catalyst developed by a French team at CNRS's Centre de Recherches Paul Pascal (CRPP). The results, which have been patented, have ...
Jul 04, 2011 |
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Building a better catalyst
(PhysOrg.com) -- An engineering student illuminates the inner workings of vanadium oxide before an audience of biologists and chemists in Japan.
Nov 08, 2010 |
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Enzyme Trio for Biosynthesis of Hydrocarbon Fuels
(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists with the Joint BioEnergy Institute have identified a trio of bacterial enzymes that can catalyze key steps in the conversion of plant sugars into hydrocarbon compounds for the production ...
Jun 21, 2010 |
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Enzyme design with remote effects
Engineers are unlikely to tinker with the cooling system if they want to increase the size of an engine. Yet chemists at the Max Planck Institute for Coal Research have adopted an approach similar to this ...
Feb 16, 2010 |
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2010 should be a good year for clean tech
When a Redwood City company called Codexis disclosed Monday that it had filed documents in preparation of a Wall Street offering, some people said, "Co-who?"
Jan 08, 2010 |
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Researchers Discover Novel Method for Activating Enzymatic Reactions
(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers at North Carolina State University have discovered a new method for "switching on" enzymatic reactions with precise energy delivery: by using microwave radiation.
Jul 22, 2008 |
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Researchers Developing More Efficient Ethanol Production Method
A University of Wyoming professor has received a $485,000 grant to explore a more economical way to produce ethanol.
Feb 26, 2008 |
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A new wrinkle in evolution -- Man-made proteins
Nature, through the trial and error of evolution, has discovered a vast diversity of life from what can only presumed to have been a primordial pool of building blocks. Inspired by this success, a new Biodesign ...
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May 23, 2007 |
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