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The potential of lignolytic enzymes for oxidative polymer degradation.
At Delft University of Technology (The Netherlands) we coordinate the work on the scientific basics of the envisioned enzymatic polymer degradation. Inspired by nature’s solutions to degrade recalcitrant lignin, the research group investigates so-called peroxygenases [...]
Bizente Technology, transferred to stakeholders at ESOF 2022
The Bizente project consortium is having quite a busy summer, participating in various international conferences and workshops. In July, for example, the strategic lines of Bizente were presented by Evoenzyme at the workshop "A [...]
Engineering composite degrading enzymes by Directed Evolution
The role of EvoEnzyme in BIZENTE is to engineer the most promising composite degrading enzymes by Directed Evolution. During the last months we have been developing high-throughput screening assays to detect activity on model molecules [...]
Cured thermoset materials could finally be 100% chemically recycled
The objective of BIZENTE project (https://specificpolymers.com/bizente/) is to develop multi-step degradation process to degrade thermoset materials (cured reference resins used) at their end-of-life. To do so, BIZENTE partners are working in parallel in order to [...]
Interim report on exploitable results and IPR management
A Key Exploitable Result (KER) is an identified main interesting result which has been selected and prioritized due to its high potential to be "exploited". The objective of the Interim report on exploitable results and [...]
Progresses in searching for resin chemical modifications able to ease the enzymatic degradation
The objective of BIZENTE project is to develop a multi-step degradation process to degrade thermoset materials at their end-of-life. To do so, BIZENTE partners are working in parallel in order to develop specific enzymes custom [...]
Toxicity assessment in BIZENTE
Toxicity assessment is fundamental not only to guarantee the quality of a product and the safety of the process, but also from the point of view of environmental protection and the achievement of sustainable development [...]
Lab scale trials on the enzymatic biodegradation of resins/composites
One of the main challenges that stand in front of our society is related to the economic structure and, in particular, these challenges embrace how to evolve the economy architecture from a linear system toward [...]
Issue 4, May 2022
BIZENTE NEWSLETTER Issue number 4, May 2022 BIZENTE: MOVING FORWARD BIZENTE keeps advancing! In the last 6 months, BIZENTE partners have been working hard and great advances were achieved. Novel enzymes have been successfully expressed, [...]