About Industrial/White
Biotech
When industry and nature thrive
together…
White Biotechnology is an emerging field within
modern biotechnology that serves industry. It uses living cells like moulds,
yeasts or bacteria, as well as enzymes to produce goods and services.
Living cells can be used as they are or improved to work as "cell factories"
to produce enzymes for industry.
Living cells can also be used to make antibiotics, vitamins, vaccines and proteins
for medical use.
 Eco-efficient enzymes…
Enzymes are a part of life and present in
all living beings. Whenever a substance is transformed into another, nature
uses enzymes to speed up the process.
As an alternative to some chemical processes to make products, enzymes offer
a biological route and
often cleaner solution for industry.
Eco-efficient, enzymes consume less water, raw materials and energy. Environmental
impact is minimized while better products are offered at lower cost.
For example, using enzymes in washing powder allows difficult stains to be
removed at lower temperatures, saving on the use of energy and reducing the
impact on the environment. Read more about enzymes...
Benign biomass …
Substances made from renewable raw materials - or biomass - are another example
of white biotech.
Biomass like starch, cellulose, vegetable oils and agricultural waste are used
to produce chemicals, bio-degradable plastics, pesticides, new fibers and biofuels
among other things. The processes manufacturing them all use enzymes.
Ethanol, for example, a renewable fuel made out of biomass, has great potential
to replace fossil fuels. This will have a neutral impact on greenhouse gas emissions,
and can contribute to reducing global warming.
White Biotech benefits …
White Biotech can help to ensure that the
future of coming generations is not compromised by today’s environmental problems.
It can realize substantial gains for both environment, consumers and industry.
White Biotech can:
• Reduce pollution and waste
• Decrease the use of energy, raw materials and water
• Lead to better quality food products
• Create new materials and biofuels from waste
• Provide an alternative to some chemical processes.
Examples of white biotechnology in action
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