Code
01SC0823
Duration
01 October 2023 → 30 September 2027
Funding
Regional and community funding: Special Research Fund
Promotor
Research disciplines
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Natural sciences
- Nanochemistry
- Chemistry of clusters, colloids and nanomaterials
- Catalysis
- Organic green chemistry
- Analytical biochemistry
Keywords
Hollow structure
Metal Organic Frameworks
Enzymatic catalysis
cascade reactions
Project description
We aim at multifunctional biocatalysts, by immobilizing simultaneously several enzymes into hollow Metal-Organic Frameworks, resulting in recyclable heterogeneous biocatalysts for cascade reactions. We will investigate several immobilization techniques and their impact on the catalytic reactions, for several cascade reactions (in vitro), such as the oxidation of o-phenylenediamine by in-situ generated hydrogen peroxide and the conversion of alcohols to chiral amines.