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Catalysts and biocatalysts
Although, the development of catalysts for many processes is on-going, traditionally merely a “mix-and-match” approach is used where of-the-shelf supports are used for catalyst impregnation with little or no attention given to the chemistry of the catalyst and support system, let alone their optimisation.
In recent years, it has become necessary to investigate the feasibility of more environmentally friendly, or ‘green’ process routes. A key area of green route investigation is in the application of biocatalysts.
We are developing:
Hydrolysis reactions for biofuels production.
Relevant Publications
Although, the development of catalysts for many processes is on-going, traditionally merely a “mix-and-match” approach is used where of-the-shelf supports are used for catalyst impregnation with little or no attention given to the chemistry of the catalyst and support system, let alone their optimisation.
In recent years, it has become necessary to investigate the feasibility of more environmentally friendly, or ‘green’ process routes. A key area of green route investigation is in the application of biocatalysts.
We are developing:
- Catalysts with metal supported on green nanomaterials.
- Biocatalysts with supported enzymes.
- Undertaking reactor set-up and optimising process conditions for desired products.
Hydrolysis reactions for biofuels production.
Relevant Publications
- P. Baker, S. V. Patwardhan and K. Numata, Synthesis of Homopolypeptides by Aminolysis Mediated by Proteases Encapsulated in Silica Nanospheres, Macromolecular Bioscience, published online, 2014.
- C. R. Steven, G. A. Busby, C. Mather, B. Tariq, M. L. Briuglia, D. A. Lamprou, A. J. Urquhart, M. H. Grant and S. V. Patwardhan, Bioinspired Silica as Drug Delivery Systems and their Biocompatibility, Journal of Materials Chemistry B, 2, 5028, 2014.
- S. J. Clarson, R. A. Gross, S. V. Patwardhan and Y. Poojari, On the immobilization of Candida antarctica lipase B onto surface modified porous silica gel particles, In: Bio-Inspired Silicon-Based Materials, Ed. P. M. Zelisko, Advances in Silicon Science volume 5, Springer, 2014, pp63-72.
- C. Forsyth and Patwardhan, S.V., Bioinspired Silica for Enzyme Immobilisation: A comparison with traditional methods , In: Bio-Inspired Silicon-Based Materials, Ed. P. M. Zelisko, Advances in Silicon Science volume 5, Springer, 2014, pp39-62.
- Forsyth, C., Yip, T. W. S. & Patwardhan, S. V. CO2 sequestration by enzyme immobilized onto bioinspired silica.Chem. Commun. 49, 3191-3193 (2013).
- Forsyth, C. & Patwardhan, S. V. Controlling performance of lipase immobilised on bioinspired silica. J. Mater. Chem. B 1, 1164-1174 (2013).
