How to Get Fossil Fuels from Ice Cream and Soap @gbelements

How to Get Fossil Fuels from Ice Cream and Soap

greenbuildingelements.com 18 Dec '12, 4pm

How to Get Fossil Fuels from Ice Cream and Soap @gbelements

Professor Turner said: “In our laboratories in Manchester we currently work with many different biocatalysts that catalyse a range of chemical reactions – the key is to match up the correct biocatalyst with the specific product you are trying to make. “Biocatalysts recognise molecules in the way that a lock recognises a key – they have to fit perfectly together to work. Sometime we redesign the lock so that if can accept a slightly different key allowing us to make even more interesting products. “In this example we need to make sure that the fatty acid starting materials would be a perfect match for the biocatalysts that we discovered and developed in our laboratories. “As with many leading areas of science today, in order to make major breakthroughs it is necessary for two or more laboratories around the world to come together to solve challenging problems.”

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