SpinChem Insights

Use of soft materials for enzyme immobilization

Enzymes are typically immobilized for easy separation. Often, this takes place on (or in) soft materials such as alginate or agarose beads, or cross-linked enzyme aggregates. These materials tend to...

Immobilized enzymes and their activity losses.

Immobilized enzymes are used in various industries, such as the food and pharmaceutical industries, bioremediation, detergent production, and textile production, etc. Aside from operating stability,...

Mass transfer revolutionized

Every major technological revolution has had a profound impact on humankind's production patterns and lifestyles. Simiarly, SpinChem causes a revolution by reshaping how heterogeneous reactions are...

Physical parameters to consider when choosing enzyme carriers

Extensive experience from chromatography resins has been transferred into the synthesis and use of enzyme carrier resins. Also, as per S. Cantone; Chem Soc Rev, polymeric carriers offer a very wide...

How can biocatalysis be economically viable?

Biocatalysis has proven to be a continuously evolving technology which is playing a significant role in various industrial synthesis and applications such as food and beverages, cleaning agents,...