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Environmental Assessment of Enzyme Production and Purification.

ABSTRACT: The importance of bioprocesses has increased in recent decades, as they are considered to be more sustainable than chemical processes in many cases. E factors can be used to assess the sustainability of processes. However, it is noticeable that the contribution of enzyme synthesis and purification is mostly neglected. We, therefore, determined the E factors for the production and purification of 10 g enzymes. The calculated complete E factor including required waste and water is 37,835 g_waste·g_enzyme^-1. This result demonstrates that the contribution of enzyme production and purification should not be neglected for sustainability assessment of bioprocesses.

SUBMITTER: Becker M

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7865607 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Environmental Assessment of Enzyme Production and Purification.

Becker Martin M Lütz Stephan S Rosenthal Katrin K

Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) 20210122 3

The importance of bioprocesses has increased in recent decades, as they are considered to be more sustainable than chemical processes in many cases. E factors can be used to assess the sustainability of processes. However, it is noticeable that the contribution of enzyme synthesis and purification is mostly neglected. We, therefore, determined the E factors for the production and purification of 10 g enzymes. The calculated complete E factor including required waste and wate ...[more]

PMID: 33499126

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Environmental Assessment of Enzyme Production and Purification.

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