Oct

6

New Synthetic Enzyme Design Splits Water For Hydrogen

October 6, 2022 | Leave a Comment

University of Würzburg scientists have made progress on the path to sunlight-driven production of hydrogen. The chemists present a new enzyme-like molecular catalyst for water oxidation. The team’s research paper has been published in Nature Catalysis. Hydrogen is considered by some as a promising alternative to fossil fuels. It can be produced from water using […]

Nov

29

Progress For a Efficient Biofuel Cell

November 29, 2018 | 1 Comment

Ruhr-University Bochum researchers have combined two concepts that make a biofuel cell as efficient as precious metal catalysts. Fuel cells that work with the enzyme hydrogenase are, in principle, just as efficient as those that contain the expensive precious metal platinum as a catalyst. However, the enzymes need an aqueous environment, which makes it difficult […]

Aug

22

An Enzyme Could Help Algae Biofuel Production

August 22, 2018 | 1 Comment

Tokyo Institute of Technology researchers have homed in on an enzyme belonging to the glycerol-3-phosphate acyltransferase (GPAT) family as a promising target for increasing biofuel production from the red alga Cyanidioschyzon merolae. Its been a while since algae research has seen news worthy progress. Low oil prices have put a heavy damper on algae news. […]

Apr

17

Carbon Dioxide Capture May Be Solved

April 17, 2018 | 1 Comment

Sandia National Laboratories and University of New Mexico researchers have designed a series of nanoscopic membranes made of water saturated by an enzyme that empties coal smoke of CO2 more cheaply and efficiently than any known technology. The enzyme the team found to make the biologically inspired membrane is one naturally developed over millions of […]

Mar

27

New Enzyme Makes Octane Booster Toluene

March 27, 2018 | Leave a Comment

Researchers have discovered a new enzyme that will enable microbial production of a renewable alternative to petroleum-based toluene. The researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy Joint BioEnergy Institute (JBEI) and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) note toluene is a widely used octane booster in gasoline that has a global market of 29 million […]

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