Innovative biocatalysts reduce pharmaceutical residues in wastewater

In a new interdisciplinary project, researchers are investigating the use of novel enzymes to remove micropollutants from municipal wastewater

12-Sep-2023 - Medicines are good for our bodies. However, depending on the type of drug, up to 90 percent of the active ingredient is excreted unchanged and thus ends up in wastewater. Improper disposal of pharmaceutical products in toilets and washbasins also leads to residues that can only be partially ...

Recycle high-tech waste biologically

Innovative biotechnological process extracts gallium from industrial wastewater

18-Mar-2021 - Gallium is a rare metal, but it is widely used in the high-tech industry. This extreme contrast makes recycling indispensable. However, current recycling processes are costly and chemically polluted. Biotechnological approaches, therefore, rely on peptides, as they are able to bind metallic ...

Cellular powerplant recycles waste gases

The idea is to use the power of bacteria to turn toxic waste gases into valuable compounds such as acetate or ethanol

19-Nov-2020 - Carbon monoxide is a very poisonous gas. Humans die within minutes when they inhale it. However, some microorganisms tolerate carbon monoxide and even use it to breathe and replicate. Knowledge about how these bacteria survive opens a window into the primeval times of the earth and the origin of ...

KETBIO announced TOP THREE of EU BIOTECH

Green Aviation Fuels, Decentralised Waste Water Treatment, Industrial Maritime Enzymes

23-Jun-2020 - During its high-level Booster Conference, 17 June 2020 with + 100 participants attending the online event, the KETBIO biotech transfer initiative has announced the top ranked EU Biotech projects. The winners, who were ranked by industry experts as the TOP TEN EU BIOTECH, have been selected by an ...

Turning straw into gold?

10-Aug-2016 - What should we run our cars with in the future? The need for an alternative to fossil fuels is an issue that is elaborated heatedly all over the world. At present, one option is using biofuels. However, the so-called first-generation technology depends widely on sugar, starch or oil crops. These, ...