TY - JOUR
T1 - The use of enzymes in the chemical industry in Europe
AU - Schmid, Andreas
AU - Hollmann, Frank
AU - Park, Jin Byung
AU - Bühler, Bruno
PY - 2002/8/1
Y1 - 2002/8/1
N2 - Many European chemical industries are in a phase of reorganization resulting in a general opening towards life sciences. Traditional chemical markets are served increasingly with products derived from bioprocesses or hybrid chemical/biocatalytic processes. Biocatalytic steps are already being used to produce a wide range of products, including agricultural chemicals, organics, drugs and plastic materials, to name but a few. Apart from the rapidly growing number of commercialized bioprocesses, a partial survey of exploratory activities points to future applications of enzymes in the European chemical industry, which will bring new products and technologies and, in some cases, replace traditional syntheses.
AB - Many European chemical industries are in a phase of reorganization resulting in a general opening towards life sciences. Traditional chemical markets are served increasingly with products derived from bioprocesses or hybrid chemical/biocatalytic processes. Biocatalytic steps are already being used to produce a wide range of products, including agricultural chemicals, organics, drugs and plastic materials, to name but a few. Apart from the rapidly growing number of commercialized bioprocesses, a partial survey of exploratory activities points to future applications of enzymes in the European chemical industry, which will bring new products and technologies and, in some cases, replace traditional syntheses.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=0036669430&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/S0958-1669(02)00336-1
DO - 10.1016/S0958-1669(02)00336-1
M3 - Review article
C2 - 12323359
AN - SCOPUS:0036669430
SN - 0958-1669
VL - 13
SP - 359
EP - 366
JO - Current Opinion in Biotechnology
JF - Current Opinion in Biotechnology
IS - 4
ER -