Chemo enzymatical production of styrene oxide
Themes: Chemistry, bio- & process technology
Early lab scale demonstration
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Why?
Vanadium chloroperoxidase (VCPO) as enzyme for chemo enzymatical production offers a practical, cheap and environmental friendly alternative to chemical synthesis of the bulk chemical styrene oxide.
How?
We show VCPO can be used in industrial chemo enzymatical production processes. The enzyme enables a room temperature water-based process, compared to the current one in toxic organic solvents at freezing or high temperature.
When?
Successful and promising lab scale proof of concept experiments have been conducted, and important process parameters have been investigated. The technology is ready for larger scale validation.
When?
Dr. Jia Jia Dong
Lead Researcher
Lead Researcher
Lead Researcher