A new syngas catalyst passes pilot tests

• Book ID: 104388159
• Publisher: Elsevier Science
• Year: 2009
• Weight: 56 KB
• Volume: 2009
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 1351-4180
• DOI: 10.1016/s1351-4180(09)70235-1

✦ Synopsis

their thermal instability and slow catalytic activity (which made them expensive to use). In order to create the new enzymes, the researchers used a technique called structure guided combination (a computeraided process for identifying gene recombination sites). Using the 3 fungal cellulases already known, the researchers managed to create 6000+. The partners are now planning to use their computerized system to optimize a mix of enzymes for the industrial production of second generation cellulosic ethanol derived from straw or wood.