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Quality Living Through Chemurgy and Green Chemistry

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Chemical processes are vital for the manufacturing of goods that meet the human’s growing needs; on the other hand, they have resulted in increasing air pollution and environmental contamination. It is desirable to develop green chemical processes for the sustainable development of chemical industry. In this context, industrial biotechnology, which deciphers the secrets of nature’s engineering and redesigns the biological systems for exploitation in the industrial manufacturing, is becoming an exciting frontier in modern science and technology that ensures sustainable economic development in a world facing increasing environmental challenges and resource scarcity. The core of industrial biotechnology is enzyme catalysis, which possesses several advantages over traditional chemical reactions, such as high chemo-, regio- and stereoselectivity, and mild reaction conditions. As such, enzymes catalyze some reactions which are difficult to be achieved by traditional chemical reactions. Enzyme catalysis can reduce reaction steps by eliminating the protection and de-protection steps or redesign the synthetic route. In this chapter, we first discuss the unique features of enzyme catalysis compared to traditional chemical reactions. This is followed by several examples of enzyme application in the production of important chemicals to show their positive impacts in reducing chemical waste, energy consumption and production cost, thus contributing to cleaner environment, industrial sustainability, and quality living.

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Zhu, D., Hua, L. (2016). Specialty Enzymes for Chemical Needs. In: C.K. Lau, P. (eds) Quality Living Through Chemurgy and Green Chemistry. Green Chemistry and Sustainable Technology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-53704-6_4

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